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Should you defoliate during flower? Im entering the 3rd week of flower. Not seeing buds form yet. I could have started it too early... if thats a thing. ( 5 week veg after true leaves showed.)
The plant doesnt seem to be gaining any size lately and i was wondering if the growth is slowing it down. I dont want to stress the plant a whole lot and i am new to this, so any insight will be helpful.View attachment 944109View attachment 944110View attachment 944111
I definitely would not defoliate a plant that small at all, it looks like it should have been vegged for longer.
Defoliating is worth doing if you have a tangled mess of a plant and need to improve airflow, there's some debate as to whether it's worth it for the purpose of getting light to bud sites. From what I've read and heard there seems to be a consensus that defoliating for the purpose of focusing the plants energy on buds vs leaves is counterproductive.
I've tried extensive defoliation and the results weren't good. Now I only defoliate to keep up good airflow and prevent tangled messes of vegetation.