Defoliate an auto

maybe a lil bit after the first week of flower (or second) to give her a lil bit room for the buds but be carefull autos needall the time they have so dont do it too much at once or you will stun her for a day or 2.. goodluck

Theres alot of debate on this subject, leaf tucking would be a good alternative to defoliating if you didnt want to. personally ill defoliate lower leaves on sites that are already less promissing (beacuse of lack of defoliation) thats where leaf tucking consistently helps. Some leaves thay just wont tuck away and block light are fine to take off, just dont go crazy and make sure to keep the fan leaves on the top 3-4 bud sites on each branch. Check out my Gorilla Cookies Plant, its a good detailed example but I also defoliate sparingly

defoliating just slows down or harms your plant. don't do it just because teh mob repeats it ad nauseum. read the 'to defoliate or not...' article on cocoforcannabis. Leaves perform numerous functions. Stripping leaves is not a net-positve. It does not 'force the platn to focus on other things." Removing leaves just makes it grow more leaves in reaction, lol. if late in flower they don't grow back at all and you really fuck yourself. if two leaves are physically touching and causing condensation everyday etc, that is a good reason to remove one of them, but only if you can't otherwise mitigate the situation.. simply bending it might fix it.

No..............what for??...........why?? Remember...........less leaves = less energy being made = less growth.

f this is your first autoflower, it’s best to be careful with defoliation. Autoflowers grow fast and don’t like stress - especially if you don’t have much experience. But if your plant is healthy, actively growing, and still in the vegetative stage, you can gently remove a few big leaves that are blocking light from reaching lower bud sites. • Remove no more than 2-3 leaves at a time • Watch closely to make sure growth doesn’t slow down • It’s best to do it in the morning with good conditions (light, airflow, humidity) Sometimes less is more - especially the first time. Let your plant breathe - but don’t take away its strength.

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Yes defoliation is fine. its better to have a purpose in mind as to why you want to defoliate. whether its after shes finished the flower stretch or airflow or to even uncover budsites but try to have a reason in mind. you can also wait and just do some leaf tucking to expose the buds to light better at this point in her growth. but no defolation isnt going to harm your plant or damage her in any way. but that also doesnt mean that you need to do it or should do it because you can.