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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 6y ago
Growdiaries needs a hall of fame for stuff like this.. This is awesome in a sense because it's a good learning experience for others and more so for you I'm sure... Don't do this.
ForTheBluntedanswered grow question 6y ago
What the hell have you done????? This has to be a joke.
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 6y ago
Holy crap did you ever defoliate. This is extreme man, something gonna be fucked up from this...
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HighRoller909answered grow question 6y ago
I thought this was a post-harvest photo.that is an extreme defoliation in my eyes.but your plant is still green!
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Athosanswered grow question 6y ago
Lol, you left almost nothing, the plant will spend a week or so refoliating itself, so flowering will be delayed
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PotentiallyPotentanswered grow question 6y ago
I would say yes. That's a lot of the plant.
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