Multatuli

@terps234, HLG QB288 V2 (260W)

@GreenHouseLab, Thanks so much for the information, I will keep defoliating them during the coming week and hopefully they will not stress too much. I have not noticed any real stress from previous defoliation this grow so it should be fine. I have removed everything under the screen but halfway up I am unsure if I should remove budding sites. Is it safe to say that the budding sites that don't have any real flowers/pistils at this moment should be removed? I saw your Zkittlez grow it looked awesome! :yum::yum: I wonder what the taste of the Zkittlez will be like. Your dog looked very cute too :heart_eyes:

@Multatuli, I agree, I've also been conservative with defoliation but after trying it gradually to a more extensive defoliation, if done properly, its definitely worth doing. If your plants have 5+ weeks ahead of harvest I can guarantee you will have re-growth and by the end of harvest it'll seem you never defoliated. If you look at my Zkittlez pheno Z1 you'll think I've never removed any leaves but in fact I have every week up to about a month ago. Doing it right will accelerate flower growth by providing better light penetration and mostly space for the bud sites to evolve into some massive colas :+1:. Add to that better airflow throughout your tent. Best place to start is by removing all the lower nods that will produce miniscule popcorn buds and work your way up without removing what you deem unnecessary to be removed. You want as much light exposure to the bud sites as possible. I would say now is the perfect time for you to defoliate.

@GreenHouseLab, Thanks! Yes I have considered it (a lot!) but I have always been very conservative removing leaves from my plants. This grow I have been removing more leaves to try and get a bigger/better yield. I have been removing a few leaves every other day from the top but maybe I should remove more. I will update the dairy with some pics from yesterday and maybe you could give me some tips about defoliating. Online I find a lot of contradicting information.

@Mr_Weeds_Autos, Thanks, your journals look awesome :smiley:. I had one Royal Jack auto outdoors last year and it was very nice. Did you defoliate your autos a lot ?