Captspaulding said:

oh also, full disclosure,
There are times, very rare and the circumstances are dictated by acts of god here. But take for instance that right now I’m ending day 7 of a blackout bc of a fucking dickhead named beryl. I’ve been on generator power for both veg and flower rooms the whole time, so my lights are allllll the way down to 1%, dropped a lot closer to offset the loss of wattage a bit, but then, the big one. The rh here is through the roof right now.and it’s crazy hot, so I cant run the dehumidifier without stressing things more. so i am actually doing hearty defoliation on the plants to mitigate that higher rh, bc my fans are running low and slow. I have my plants spread out a bunch also, my point there are objective uses for it. It’s just not something that I think should be, or ever be , standard practice.

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cannafarmer420 said:

Wish I could help you cap, I totally agree on your point. I have had varieties that were not leafy and don't branch much. Definitely shouldn't defoliate those, they don't need it nor want it. On the other hand I've had some you could strip and a week later it's thicker than it was before. I just cleaned out all the middle fan leaves for my outdoor for air flow due to several plants with PM in the yard so it's floating around in the breeze. Much love @Captspaulding ,

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Metalman1 said:

That's my plant. A lot of branches, and a lot of foliage. It's been tough trying to keep ahead of it !

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cannafarmer420 said:

Wish I could help you cap, I totally agree on your point. I have had varieties that were not leafy and don't branch much. Definitely shouldn't defoliate those, they don't need it nor want it. On the other hand I've had some you could strip and a week later it's thicker than it was before. I just cleaned out all the middle fan leaves for my outdoor for air flow due to several plants with PM in the yard so it's floating around in the breeze. Much love @Captspaulding ,

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