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I feel like my grow is completely messy and blocki...
dubkream
started grow question 8y ago
I feel like my grow is completely messy and blocking light to bud sites, will defoliating some of the side branches kill my plant and hurt my yields?
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Week 5
Techniques. Defoliation
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Stick
answered grow question 8y ago
Hi there! No, you can tuck a few fan leaves a day it should not hurt the plant. Make sure to remove only the leaves that are creating shades onto your bud sites, and act by priority. Hope this helps, happy growing!
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Athos
answered grow question 8y ago
As long as you go easy, then no. What you want to do is remove big leaves that are casting shade on to lower leaves connected to lower buds.
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