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I have defoliate a little . Should I do more or ju...

Grandpappyshlongstarted grow question 6y ago

I have defoliate a little . Should I do more or just leave her ?

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souljasamanswered grow question 6y ago

Depends. If you are having humidity/airflow issues or light is being blocked from reaching lower flowering sites, then yes defol a little more. If not then just leave it be. Based on your photos I believe you are fine where you are. In flowering, you don't want to defol a lot because it can stress the plant. I usually will defol a fair bit during the stretch that happens the first few weeks of flower and then just maintenance defol of 5 leaves or so a day each plant as needed to keep light penetrating deep into the plant.

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Philindicusanswered grow question 6y ago

She looks really nice. I usually just slowly remove a few of the lowest fan leaves from the lower 1/3 of the plant and any popcorn bud sites Then tuck a few leaves here and there or tie them back. Take a look at her in a couple weeks once your closer to harvest then trim a few fan leaves as needed. Hope this helps.👍

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Stickanswered grow question 6y ago

Hi @Grandpappyshlong! Defoliation is awesome when done correctly, but it could be a nightmare if done too much or at the wrong time. Before removing a leaf, I always ask myself: is this leaf really blocking the light? For how many nodes / bud sites? How close are the next leaves? How healthy is this leaf? You should make your own experiments and see how it goes. Keep us up-to-date, happy growing! 👊

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DankGardeneranswered grow question 6y ago

No I would not. U have plenty of light penetrating. Now if one or two of those big fan leaves are blocking a bud site. Just tuck or tie it down away from the bud. Your plant needs leaves to power the buds

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OutForRealanswered grow question 6y ago

Not necessarily needs more. You can cut the leaves that are blocking light to the lower budsites but if not leave them alone as the plant needs them.

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