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Overcrowded 2x2

CrypticBMB
CrypticBMBstarted grow question 4mo ago
My 2x2 is getting very crowded and I think I might have overdone it, they’ve been heavily defoliated already and I worry about stressing them out if I do it more. I grew 2 last time and the plants were small. I learned from my mistakes and now the 3 I have planted are huge
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MrGrowDiarie
MrGrowDiarieanswered grow question 4mo ago
After stretch remove the down bottom leaf and u get more Airflow unter the
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 4mo ago
Removing leaves won't help much. Thin it out (branches) or power through. Doing it this far into flower will definitely reduce yield, though. Autos? stop using them, they are trash. Start taking more control over resulting canopy. Have a target number of colas per sq ft and alott it evenly to number of plants. Up to a point more plants equals less vege time, but there's a ceiling on that effect, too. ~3 colas per sq foot is all you need. If the canopy fills the space properly. It wil absorb all the energy it can possibly accept, and the rest is jsut about distribution of buds across canopy. A bunch of 'mouths to feed" (overcrowded colas) just means smaller buds and greater risk of pathogens.. more larf higher up on plant than what is possible etc... so with 4 sq ft you only need abotu 12 colas in there. i'd go to 16 because it allows for more symmetrical training and ersults in a square shape more easily - shape of tent mataches 4x4 better than 4x3, though if you leave space for equipment along one wall, 4x3 (12) might work well too.. lollipopo anwhere from flip to 12/12 to 7-10 days deep. This mostly depends on the plant's genetics... Heavy stretchers can be trained beyond flip with no loss of yield and mitigate it's vertical height a bit to match other plants. Plants with less stretch need branches to be going vertical at flip. Befoer that you are just getting them into position and keeping it level (spreads apical dominance).
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 4mo ago
I grow in a similar size space, you may need to sacrifice some side branching as it looks over crowded.
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 4mo ago
Ja ich würde sie entlauben, Erstens damit die Luft besser zirkulieren kann und sich keinen Feuchtigkeit und schimmel bilden kann. Zweitens damit die etwas weiter unten liegenden Buds auch Licht bekommen. Du darfst nicht einfach drauflos entfernen sondern mit System. Entferne nur die Blätter die Buds abdecken das heist die wo Blüten in Schatten lassen. Dann entferne auch diese wo viel Fläche an deiner Zelt Wand haben je mehr Fläche das Zelt berühren desde mehr Feuchtigkeit bildet sich an diesen. Und am Ende entferne diese wo zu weit unten sind, diese sind nicht im Licht und so kann auch unten mehr Luft durchdringen. So mache ich das und die Pflanze wird nicht zu arg gestresst. Ein Beispiel wäre meine White Widow, ist natürlich nicht in so einem kleinen Zelt aber sie würde trotzdem entlaubt und beschnitten.
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Ninjabuds
Ninjabudsanswered grow question 4mo ago
Yeah I’d go a little crazy in the mid section make sure to leave fan leaves at the top and the bottom of the plant atleast thin it out so your getting some air flow Also your borderline giving the plants to much nitrogen
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TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 4mo ago
Actually, your plant still looks quite leafy and hasn't been heavily defoliated yet. It's dense, healthy, and well-covered. If airflow or humidity become issues, you still have room to carefully remove some leaves, especially larger fan leaves blocking bud sites or airflow. No need to worry about stress at this point; targeted, moderate defoliation would be fine.
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