defoliating early in flower whoop

[ddandurand]

this may be just my opinion but i will do most of my defoliation and lolly pop the bottom 50 percent of the plant before flip to flower and then for the first few weeks us stretch pick some of the leave off that are covering prime bud sites. you know a leaf here and there. After week 3 of flower I only maintain my canopy and remove dead or dying leaves/

 

[yobbocrack]

my first grow was like that i'll take a look for a pic it seems minimum defoliating in early flower is ok but try to avoid later on in flower.

i tried a phone pic instead of the old fujitsu iv'e been using.

 

[ddandurand]

my first grow was like that i'll take a look for a pic it seems minimum defoliating in early flower is ok but try to avoid later on in flower.

i tried a phone pic instead of the old fujitsu iv'e been using.
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I honestly just realised i dont have a huge knowledge base on why I defoliate and would like to learn more. why and when that is.

 

[yobbocrack]

this is from my first grow as you see i was a bit short on yellow stickies :)

 

[yobbocrack]

its gets to the stage there's too much to defoliate i'm not cutting it any more just going to move some branches around for space.

 

[yobbocrack]

its a bit of a mess but enough for air flow through it.

 

[yobbocrack]

got some stretch nothing else has changed its like just keep following the unofficial protocol.

 

[yobbocrack]

Hey for those interested in higher res pics check out my diary at GD.

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[yobbocrack]

I'm just doing vids now at GD i might get some colas from this one.
also my camera has no stabilizer and i'm ripped on weed.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

got some stretch nothing else has changed its like just keep following the unofficial protocol.

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You really should take care of some of those fan leaves. Other than that nice save, well done.

 

[yobbocrack]

You really should take care of some of those fan leaves. Other than that nice save, well done.

I know what you mean as the plant gets larger a lot of leaves get crushed and cramped but i guess as long it doesn't create any mold or problems it should be ok i don't want to cut it now.