Day 44 autoflower anything I should do at this stage!?

Mdubs218
Mdubs218started grow question 2y ago
Is she looking healthy for day 44 not stunted? And anything I should do at this stage of her life to maximize yield/potency? Defoliate some fan leaves? Or just keep tucking?
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Still_Smoq
Still_Smoqanswered grow question 2y ago
For an auto flower it’s hard to say if it’s stunted or not. Genetics will dictate a lot. It’s looking pretty good so far. The best you can do is keep it on the same feeding and water schedule, set your light DLI between 40-44, observe and let the plant grow. I would not remove any leaves unless they are damaged or the plant is much closer to maturity. You’ll have better photosynthesis and bud development.
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oldskoolkool
oldskoolkoolanswered grow question 2y ago
Youu could take the odd leaf off if its heavily shading those inner branches but not alot as they aren't that thick.Some light will penetrate a leaf,mostly the deep reds but not a number of leaves.My last grow shows a good example of how Iv opened up the inner canopy on my shishkaberry after training .You don't need every single leaf.The plant can only use so much energy.There's nothing natural about these strains and they evidently do amazing when they've been savagly stripped,like 70% off so a few choice leaves is harming nothing.
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 2y ago
I'd just leave her as is, she looks healthy. Carry on as you are.
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 2y ago
Nice structure, looks healthy from here, keep doing what your doing.. Happy farming
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BlazingBud
BlazingBudanswered grow question 2y ago
Looks good, let it gro bud💚
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2y ago
All you can do is keep it healthy. Toss out any preconceived notion and react to the plant. It's easy to overfeed once vege growth slows/stops, so look for any darkness creeping in and adjust before it causes damage. Plant is spread out well and shouldn't need anything beyond that. Don't defoliate. Even shielded leaves are net positive. Plants shed leaves that are sinks. It'll know better than you or I more times than not. It's spread out so well i see no need. Sugars produced from photosynthesis flow around the plant freely. Apical dominance is what determines where those resources are used most. Very little photosynthesis takes place outside of the the top few layers of leaves. that's it's function. Maximizing light on the sex organs or stems doesn't do much. cell differentiation...
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Krisis
Krisisanswered grow question 2y ago
Looks great to me. Leave the leaves, that’s your energy absorbing, nutrient storing, soldiers. Just keep tuckin.
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 2y ago
That looks great. I wouldn't do much. Try to position the leaves so they don't cover the lower buds too much. Many say you shouldn't defoliate. But I personally do it. If big leaves cover my flowers, I remove them. You can check out my diaries if you want. But what you have there for ladies looks really awesome!
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