Should i defoliate? Auto grow week 5

[calvindk]

Hey everyone

Ive got 2 autos here, first time grower - should i trim 3-5 big bottom fan leaves off? Or would it just stunt growth too much?

Humidity running 55% on average and 26c average

Thanks in advance!

 

[compostmike]

You've already solved the problem defoliation is meant to fix. Those branches are tied down and spread, so the lower sites are getting light instead of sitting buried, which is exactly what you want. Stripping fan leaves on top of that is just taking away solar panels and stored nutrients the plant's going to want as it moves into flower, and autos don't have the runway to rebuild what you cut.

I'd leave the big fans alone. The only ones I'd touch are leaves actually resting on the medium or so shaded they're already yellowing out, and even those the plant will pull back and drop on its own clock. Color looks good and you've got the fan moving air, so you're not fighting humidity down in there either.

Think of a well-trained fruit tree: once you've opened the structure so light reaches the interior, you don't keep hacking leaves off, you let the canopy feed the fruit. Same here. The tops are starting to throw pistils, so let her ride and put that energy into bud, not into healing pruning wounds.

First grow, the patient move is the right one here.

 

[calvindk]

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You've already solved the problem defoliation is meant to fix. Those branches are tied down and spread, so the lower sites are getting light instead of sitting buried, which is exactly what you want. Stripping fan leaves on top of that is just taking away solar panels and stored nutrients the plant's going to want as it moves into flower, and autos don't have the runway to rebuild what you cut.

I'd leave the big fans alone. The only ones I'd touch are leaves actually resting on the medium or so shaded they're already yellowing out, and even those the plant will pull back and drop on its own clock. Color looks good and you've got the fan moving air, so you're not fighting humidity down in there either.

Think of a well-trained fruit tree: once you've opened the structure so light reaches the interior, you don't keep hacking leaves off, you let the canopy feed the fruit. Same here. The tops are starting to throw pistils, so let her ride and put that energy into bud, not into healing pruning wounds.

First grow, the patient move is the right one here.y

You guys on this forum always come back with the most awesome replies, thanks so much!
I did decide to cut off one leaf (see picture)

Also another question, ive spotted tiny brown spots on a couple of the top leaves. Yesterday i might have given the plants a lil too much fertilizer. 2ml big grow and 700ml water each. I usually give then 1.5 ml fertilizer each. Could it be anything else?

Thanks again!

 

[compostmike]

One leaf is nothing, you didn’t hurt them.

Those little brown spots don’t look like a panic situation yet. If you fed a little heavier yesterday, I’d just back off to your normal mix or give plain water next time the pots actually need it. Don’t try to correct a couple spots with more bottles, that’s how small things turn into real problems.

The one lower leaf in the pic looks like an old shaded/weak leaf the plant was probably going to abandon anyway. The top leaf spots could be a bit of feed splash/light burn, a tiny stress mark from the stronger feed, or just early spotting from moisture sitting on the leaf. Watch if it spreads over the next 2-3 days.

If it keeps showing up on new growth, then I’d want to know your medium, pH going in, and what exact fertilizer it is. Also flip a few leaves over and check for tiny moving dots just to rule pests out. But right now I’d leave the canopy alone, keep the root zone steady, and don’t chase it too hard.

 

[calvindk]

One leaf is nothing, you didn’t hurt them.

Those little brown spots don’t look like a panic situation yet. If you fed a little heavier yesterday, I’d just back off to your normal mix or give plain water next time the pots actually need it. Don’t try to correct a couple spots with more bottles, that’s how small things turn into real problems.

The one lower leaf in the pic looks like an old shaded/weak leaf the plant was probably going to abandon anyway. The top leaf spots could be a bit of feed splash/light burn, a tiny stress mark from the stronger feed, or just early spotting from moisture sitting on the leaf. Watch if it spreads over the next 2-3 days.

If it keeps showing up on new growth, then I’d want to know your medium, pH going in, and what exact fertilizer it is. Also flip a few leaves over and check for tiny moving dots just to rule pests out. But right now I’d leave the canopy alone, keep the root zone steady, and don’t chase it too hard.

Can confirm no pest.
I will keep and eye on the spots.
I dont have too advanced equipment, havent kept and eye on the ph. Although i do plan getting it.
And sorry the labeling is in danish!
The top row numbers are weeks