Grnlvr58
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I am Constantly pouring away larger leaves as my plants flower im not seeing any adverse effects doing this any thoughts out there or experiences. Thanks
Had I not continued to prune they would have gotten way to thick . There about 3 weeks away from finishing so pruning does save work at trim timeI remove leaves to increase air flow and give more light to bud sites.
Many commercial growers seem convinced about defoliating, but I've been taking baby steps. I have definitely not found any negative effects yet. I would probably need to run defoliated and non-defoliated plants from the same mama plant, side by side to fully convince myself it can increase yield.
I did pinch a few of mine this year and got very positive results. Also had a major break of a large li.b almost 75% break i pulled it up and duct taped it and it healed cant even tell which one it was found they are very trainable looking forward to next years grow .yes, common technique - as the post above suggests, better air flow, more light penetration to remaining growth, and to discourage lollipops.
i'm employing the same technique of training which i used on my first grow (using mainly LST, but manifolding, mainlining, topping, FIM, etc ) - but more 'focused' on my second grow to 'shape' the plants better.