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Defoliate these 2 major fan leaves to maximize light exposure?
ekkoz897
started grow question 3y ago
Hey everyone, should I defoliate these 2 major fan leaves to maximize light exposure? Thanks for the input!
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Week 5
Techniques. Defoliation
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Ezzjaybruh
answered grow question 3y ago
No.. those two are major contributors to the plant at this point
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ZooKeeper
answered grow question 3y ago
I agree with the previous post from Ezzjaybruh
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