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Defoliating in Flower - Day 21

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Just hit day 21 in flower, I've been lollipopping below the canopy where light isn't hitting.

Do I need to do my final defoliation today like any under branches that aren't getting light?

I'm just curious why people have said something about making sure to defoliate before day 21
 
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After then the plant has focused its energy from rooting and growing to flowering. So doing too much defoliation after then can be harmful. Anything that hasn't hit the canopy by then, won't. Google the schwazzing technique, I think that's day 1 and 20 for the same reason
 
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After then the plant has focused its energy from rooting and growing to flowering. So doing too much defoliation after then can be harmful. Anything that hasn't hit the canopy by then, won't. Google the schwazzing technique, I think that's day 1 and 20 for the same reason
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Thank you for that!
 
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Thank you for that!
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If you have enough airflow, why you need make do more extra defoliation ?
Completely unnecessary
 
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JASONBROTHER said:
If you have enough airflow, why you need make do more extra defoliation ?
Completely unnecessary
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I can't imagine anything not getting ANY light will produce any bud that's worth a damn... Plus I'd rather the energy be focused on the main colas breaking the canopy
 
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FuqStik said:
I can't imagine anything not getting ANY light will produce any bud that's worth a damn... Plus I'd rather the energy be focused on the main colas breaking the canopy
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pics ? videos?
 
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pics ? videos?
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looks great. they re so dame happy now

I don't think you need to do extra defo at all
Just make sure there have enough air flow and optimal light distance,
 
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looks great. they re so dame happy now

I don't think you need to do extra defo at all
Just make sure there have enough air flow and optimal light distance,
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No I just did all of the defoliating after reading about the schwazzing technique. I'm finished lol! I was just seeing if I did okay at this point
 
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I clean up lower stuff and shave her legs prior to flipping to 12/12.

Let her alone for her 21 day strech and then remove leaves every day up until harvest because trimming it all at harvest is just too much work all at once, I grow small trees.
 
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I clean up lower stuff and shave her legs prior to flipping to 12/12.

Let her alone for her 21 day strech and then remove leaves every day up until harvest because trimming it all at harvest is just too much work all at once, I grow small trees.
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Think I come out with a small handful of leaves every time i peek my head in once theyre flowering just to uncover a bud sitting in the shade haha
 
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No I just did all of the defoliating after reading about the schwazzing technique. I'm finished lol! I was just seeing if I did okay at this point
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Great job on the schwazz. I was really scared to go that far my first time, some strains cant take that much of a defoliate, but they look great now
I think you might benefit from a look at this guide mate you seem to suck that guide up no probs

main-line topping ******best method******

"Main-Lining" The act of training a cannabis plant to form a "hub" or "manifold" off a single node, creating a center for equal energy distribution from the roots to each cola. See that main-lined marijuana plant at harvest.... Nothing but huge, dense buds! Hub: A place or thing that forms...
www.thcfarmer.com


Just this method alone would probably save you the bottom scrog net and a lot of time at the end as far as trimming goes. nice even canopy, and everything gets equal energy from the roots. creating nice even uniform dense colas
 
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