Entlaubung / Defoliation
ElBarto66started grow question 2y ago
From which week can you defoliate and how many leaves can the plant handle?
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Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 2y ago
Hi
@ElBarto
there is no common answer for this Question.
and in your case i see no reason to do so- but back to the question
i call defoilitation to a tchnic thats oldchool and overrated.
i clearly understand that you did in ealier times with weak lights
but nowadays in the time of powerful LED i see no big reason to do so
Because Leafs are the motor of the Plant, pumping with solarpower the juices through the Plant.
i do some leaf tucking, means, if in later flower, leafs blocking the light to important buds, i take away some of these
or if you have a real " hairy strain"
for outdoors i see no reason to do so , only on huge plants, tere i take away minor shoots and small leafs
or if i see in late flower, small flowers and brown leafs, thats what i take away.
in your case growing a moderate plant outdoor, why stunting her?
no reason. and autoflower i do just a little bit, because the plant tries to replicate whaat you take away, and the life span of an autoflower is restricted.
but as always it depends in the plant, and cannot said in general
greetings
Seedleranswered grow question 2y ago
A basic rule, as little stress as possible. A few leaves every day is way less stress than a lot of leaves once every 4 months.
I just snip a few leaves every day, no more than 5, that are bothering me. The smaller, the better, and only if it really has to be done.
Good luck with your grow (:
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70x70answered grow question 2y ago
Defoliation is a tricky word, but the reason is the most important. Always defoliate when humidity is too high; if it's not coming from outside, it's probably due to the combined transpiration of all the leaves or if visible moisture and shade form on the buds due to overlapping. Removing a few poorly positioned leaves or entire side branches here and there isn't so bad, but it does delay growth by a few days, which for me is part of the plant training, so in that case, from about week 2, selectively removing a few well-chosen leaves. However, this requires a little plan on how you want to fill your growing area, keyword mainlining. Additionally, you can lollipop, meaning removing about the lower third of the leaves; the timing is a bit tricky since it causes stress for the plant, so energy goes into healing instead of growth for 2-4 days. Despite the delay, it makes sense because very little light reaches that low down to derive real benefit from it, and there have been earlier quantitative experiments where an increase in yield was found. This only applies to indoor growing where effective space utilization is important; outdoors, I believe it's just about preventing mold when defoliating.
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Gnrlymsntrp81answered grow question 2y ago
Entlauben solltest du erst wenn es notwendig ist, also die ersten Wochen gar nicht.
Hat deine Pflanze irgendwann so viele Blätter, dass du Probleme mit zu hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit bekommst (Ü60%), sich Kondenswasser auf aufeinander liegenden Blättern bildet,oder ganze Äste von großen Blättern beschattet werden, kannst du einzelne Blätter raus schneiden. Aber nicht mehr als 10%.
Viel Erfolg 🤞und
Happy Growing
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