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How much lower foliage should I remove?
Prilyfe13started grow question 2y 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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AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question 2y 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.
deepsheebaanswered grow question 1y 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_Steveanswered grow question 2y 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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Robertsanswered grow question 2y ago
Go about a third of the way up to half way. To avoid popcorn buds.
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