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Should I defoiliate some big fan leafs?
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2mo ago
maybe where bending isn't enough to avoid daily condensation where/if you have leaves physically overlapping each other.
leaves do more than just absorb light. keep as many as you can.
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Hashyanswered grow question 2mo ago
I'd leave her as she is for now unless they are causing a high RH. Looks spread out enough to leave as many leaves as possible.
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