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Defoliation in Mid / latee Flower

JSanchezz
JSanchezzstarted grow question 8 months ago
Hey how much should / can I defoliate. The tent is quite full and I want to allow as much light as possible to the lower areas ? Barneys Glookies Flower Week 3 (21 Days) Currently I defoliate selectively every 2-3 days, so only single leaves maybe 10-20 total of 3 plants
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Techniques. Defoliation
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 8 months ago
Honestly don't, let the plant show you how to defoliate, defoliation is merely expediting what the plant will eventually discard itself, every leaf is a generator of total energy available, unless your maxing out ppfd you want as much photosynthesis happening as possible at this point In flower, far too often ,myself included get excited and start ripping veg leaves of left right and centre, the plant will not be able to replace those satellite leaves as it is now focused on flowering to survive. Watch, then next grow copy ahead of time anything else is just hacking at her without any logic or reason.
Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 8 months ago
It's not the amount of light getting to lower buds, it's wavelength. RGB 1:1:2 Red and Blue light generally penetrate only 1 or 2 layer of leaf before being fully absorbed. Green penetrates 6,7,8 Supplement sides with R and B lower buds will now develop almost same as top of canopy.
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 8 months ago
If your not having problems with RH then leave as much on as possible. If your having problems with high RH then some of the big leaves covering other leaves can go. Don't do to much in one sitting as its easy to overdo it.
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