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Prilyfe13
Prilyfe13started grow question a year ago
How much if any foliage or stray branches should I remove from the bottom of this plant? She's super healthy so I don't think it will be an issue with stress, but I don't want any undue stress. Should I just leave it? I'd like to avoid popcorn buds all together.
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Techniques. Defoliation
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question a year ago
Lower 3rd is a general rule of thumb. I find the best practise is to keep your plant profile low through trellis nets and scrogging them (Screen of Green). I don't understand why people waste time and energy growing a plant 4 feet tall just to have to butcher the lower 3rd to half of the plant. Why did you waste the time and nutrients is what i ask myself? Why not trellis your plant and fill the net 3/4 with tops, then flip to 12/12, and tuck the first week, then allow everything to stretch up, then defoliate and watch your yield be epic, with little plant wasted.
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deepsheeba
deepsheebaanswered grow question a year ago
dont remove foliage. only remove grow tips that are way to low the canopy. Dont do it during flowering or it gonna slow down
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question a year ago
how deep will your canopy be? how deep do you usually get decent buds and not leafy / larfy trash? the leafy/larfy stuff is great for extracts and sieves etc... one man's trash is another's gold. anything more than 2 feet deep i get more larfy stuff. but, you have to know how much our plants usually 'stretch' in flower to guesstimate where to cut stuff off. pick a level and do it. take some notes or a picture. see how it goes. adjust for next time relative to your wants and preferences.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question a year ago
Go about a third of the way up to half way. To avoid popcorn buds.
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