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It sounds like yours is a photo tho. Im concerned due to mine being an auto close to flowering.I usually defoil 3 weeks before flower, but doing it a week before should leave enough time to heal before flowering IMO. I also do a final defoil at day 21 of flipping to 12/12 and remove any final lower leaves and Bud sites that won’t get good light to move the energy towards the top.
Ah my bad I totally missed that part! Yeah I don’t grow autos so I wouldn’t follow my advice! Sorry about thatIt sounds like yours is a photo tho. Im concerned due to mine being an auto close to flowering.
I prob might try and defoliate the bushier and smaller of them and see if outgrows the other one
Wow, an auto at 44 days veg, i find that uncommon. Most autos ive grown have been 25-35 days then flip into flower, only 2 went 6 and 7 weeks in veg. Id pluck some leaves off as they will stretch when they start to flower and youll have more leaves to handle photosynthesisIt sounds like yours is a photo tho. Im concerned due to mine being an auto close to flowering.
I prob might try and defoliate the bushier and smaller of them and see if outgrows the other one
Thats what I always read, to be fair this is not my very firs grow, ive had a (unsuccessful) hyroponic run that i had to cut short cause i needed to go away for two months. They were pretty small but only started flowering well over 60 days after sprout. This run was an year ago, around same period so it was also cold, their tent stats around 19-21c. Maybe its the cold.... who knows?! but so far my autos take loooong to flower, tho they both seem very happy and healthy. Also mind it happened with two different brands of seeds.Wow, an auto at 44 days veg, i find that uncommon. Most autos ive grown have been 25-35 days then flip into flower, only 2 went 6 and 7 weeks in veg. Id pluck some leaves off as they will stretch when they start to flower and youll have more leaves to handle photosynthesis
Ok can you explain why this is a bad practice?If you do defoliate only do it very lightly at the bottom skirt of the plant. Please do not ”lollipop“ your plant like so many people do. Is a bad practice and is just grow bro misinformation.
Your plant NEEDS leaves to produce energy, transpire, store energy, etc. They essentially are the plant; everything else that is there is to support the leaves or help the plant reproduce so it can create more leaves on another plant.Ok can you explain why this is a bad practice?
Yes 100 percent trueYour plant NEEDS leaves to produce energy, transpire, store energy, etc. They essentially are the plant; everything else that is there is to support the leaves or help the plant reproduce so it can create more leaves on another plant.
This is also true, but and this is a big but what happens to weak leaves? they become susceptible to bugs and disease. so remove before the plant has done so is being proactive and avoids problems.If your plant doesnt need a leaf it will slowly stop supporting it and will suck the available stored energy out of the leaf that is left. This causes the leaf to become weak and fall off naturally.
I think we may be talking apples and oranges. One plant is.well, one plant!!!Here is a picture of my plant from a few days back. As you can see. Leaving the leaves on did not hurt my plant. I still have plenty of colas. And my lower leaves are not wilted due to lack of light. The plant is healthy and there are more buds on it as a result of me leaving more branches on the plant instead of cutting them off while defoliating. If you’d like id be glad to take a picture of the bottom of the plant to show the only part I did defoliate before flipping to 12-12
Oh definitely! I couldn’t agree more.Yes 100 percent true
This is also true, but and this is a big but what happens to weak leaves? they become susceptible to bugs and disease. so remove before the plant has done so is being proactive and avoids problems.
Defoliation is not a cut and dry situation. removing the bottom 1/3 of grow during stretch is pretty common practice for several reasons.
#1. Any buds in the bottom 1/3 of a well sized plant are not going to get the correct amount of DLI to produce quality buds.
#2. It opens up the bottom of the plant for airflow thus eliminating the chances of disease.
#3. It allows the plant to focus its strength on quality buds rather than small lard buds.
Fair enough! I do think that we agree more than we disagree. That much is for sure!I think we may be talking apples and oranges. One plant is.well, one plant!!!
That plant was what is like week 4 or 5 of flower. They should not have any problem supporting themselves thru time frame. That is one of the main reasons why people supplement Silica. But plants cannot uptake straight silica. They can uptake mono silica acid. as found in power si. you might want to consider using a supplement with monosilic acid.Oh definitely! I couldn’t agree more.
I didnt defoliate the entire bottom 3rd of my plant, probably closer to a 4th or 5th. But I completely agree about many of those branches being suboptimal and just in the way. As far as the leaves being susceptible; I agree with that too. It’s important to regularly inspect your plant and if you notice any yellowing or wilting leaves. Wiggle them a bit and if they pop off easily then they were ready to be removed and if not leave them on a little longer until the weaken a bit more. In these situations I typically gently squeeze the base of the leaf stem so the leaf falls limp. Then after 1-2 days it should come off easily and will have had most of its energy used up by the plant.
And certainly airflow is important as well. Its part of why I have so many Yo Yo hangers. My branches didnt grow as strong as they could have. I could have supplemented with more/better fans and had them oscillating. But in general more airflow is better.
Actually… I am already feeding with Power SiThat plant was what is like week 4 or 5 of flower. They should not have any problem supporting themselves thru time frame. That is one of the main reasons why people supplement Silica. But plants cannot uptake straight silica. They can uptake mono silica acid. as found in power si. you might want to consider using a supplement with monosilic acid.
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