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Defoliation - 5th week flowering
blasterw32started grow question 4 years ago
Heey gardeners!! I'm into 5th week of flowering with three healthy beauties. After the stretch they got bushier than I first expected, and now I'm worried there's too much shade covering the buds. Should I defoliate them? How much and how should I approach? Thanks and stay high
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ccthefarmeranswered grow question 4 years ago
Beautiful looking flowers my man. Defoliation is great but it can also be counterproductive depending on how/when it’s done. From what I’ve seen by the 5th week of flowering unless you have bud sites down at the bottom of your plants (worth stressing the plant to beef up) than go for it👍🏽 Tough to tell but you should be safe with a small chop at the bottom, especially if you have leaves starting to fade and die off. Begin with them as they are probably hurting the circulation of your plant as is
Wilson_McNuggetanswered grow question 4 years ago
Defoliate correctly by TAKING ONE OF EACH FAN LEAF...THE ONE ON THE INSIDE......thats is the best thing to do....if you want more light without taking to much off...
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Athosanswered grow question 4 years ago
My advice is, don't over do it. Take a few at a time, start with the leaves that are shaded by others.
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OGgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi @blasterw32 , seeing your diary, I see that at the bottom there is no light throw. I think you should defoliate some leaves at the bottom of the plants and some big leafs more on the middle, buds and leaves need air and light to develop, The secret of defoliation is to do it little by little at a time so that the plant does not stress or affect its metabolism. good luck with your grow mate💪👍
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MiPotFarmanswered grow question 4 years ago
In my opinion definitely defoliate all that you need , definitely smart! If you feel it’s too many at once just take what your comfortable with and grab the rest the next day! It will pay off ! Good luck brother
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MrHazeanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hello bro)
take them out if you want,low buds will be bigger)
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