jaybodankly
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WELL SAID.If you got a jungle boys setup go ahead and do their thing.
If got a tent, led light, fan and less than 20 leaves.
Leave it be.
It is not a scab for you to pick at and try and make it better.
Here is my .2 cents on defoliation. To preface there are many growers and styles and each farmer has to find what worx for them and the strains they are working with. But a lot of growers don't run a strain enough times to really get to know it. Mostly due to chasing the new strain/flavor of the month madness. With that said,
Each seed has a pre-programmed genetic code. This code covers everything the plant needs to be the individual it will be. You all know genetics right? it sets up everything to plant height, color, stature, color of flowers. Internode location, bud sites, eye color lol etc.
If given all the required elements, water, light, air and nutrients, the plant if not stressed or left to grow outside of perfect parameters with enviro's will grow to it's pre-determined genetic potential, typically. The number of leaves is also coded and in an effort to get to the plants natural potential it grows what it needs to fuel the plant to that end.
I have always been baffled why in knowing this, that we would want to strip the plants main source of energy away from the plant. Leaves drive photosynthesis, so in theory when we defoliate aren't we taking away from the predetermined amount of solar panels the plant needs to get to it's final place. I am not to the place yet where I think I know better than Mother Nature and the code is set up this way for a reason. Same reason I also frown on flushing when growing in organic living soil. A lot of strains pack on the final weights in the last few weeks of flower, so why then at this stage do we want to starve the plant when it is at its peak of flower production. But that topic is another can of worms best left to another thread.
Here is my .2 cents on defoliation. To preface there are many growers and styles and each farmer has to find what worx for them and the strains they are working with. But a lot of growers don't run a strain enough times to really get to know it. Mostly due to chasing the new strain/flavor of the month madness. With that said,
Each seed has a pre-programmed genetic code. This code covers everything the plant needs to be the individual it will be. You all know genetics right? it sets up everything to plant height, color, stature, color of flowers. Internode location, bud sites, eye color lol etc.
If given all the required elements, water, light, air and nutrients, the plant if not stressed or left to grow outside of perfect parameters with enviro's will grow to it's pre-determined genetic potential, typically. The number of leaves is also coded and in an effort to get to the plants natural potential it grows what it needs to fuel the plant to that end.
I have always been baffled why in knowing this, that we would want to strip the plants main source of energy away from the plant. Leaves drive photosynthesis, so in theory when we defoliate aren't we taking away from the predetermined amount of solar panels the plant needs to get to it's final place. I am not to the place yet where I think I know better than Mother Nature and the code is set up this way for a reason. Same reason I also frown on flushing when growing in organic living soil. A lot of strains pack on the final weights in the last few weeks of flower, so why then at this stage do we want to starve the plant when it is at its peak of flower production. But that topic is another can of worms best left to another thread.
i have done some of my oldest strains every way you can imagine,pulling anything but yellow leaves reduces final weights in my garden(50+ watts per sq ft).but i could maybe see where if a room is under lite removing some leaves might help to develope lower buds.i dont put leaf stripping in the same catagory as pruning off the lower branches because taking whole branches off can def make the tops bigger and help eliminated larf down low that nobody wants to trim anyhow.
LOL Not sure why that made me chuckle, maybe sour larry pebbles in the culprit. :smoking::fire::fire::fire::fire:I've heard it said that it takes a smart mind to realize one's limitations - where does that leave the normal everyday stupid-fuck? Plucking leaves I assume...
There is nothing natural about growing plants indoors, under artificial lighting, in hydro, coco etc. I think the argument "it's natural" is just dumb for indoor grows.Here is my .2 cents on defoliation. To preface there are many growers and styles and each farmer has to find what worx for them and the strains they are working with. But a lot of growers don't run a strain enough times to really get to know it. Mostly due to chasing the new strain/flavor of the month madness. With that said,
Each seed has a pre-programmed genetic code. This code covers everything the plant needs to be the individual it will be. You all know genetics right? it sets up everything to plant height, color, stature, color of flowers. Internode location, bud sites, eye color lol etc.
If given all the required elements, water, light, air and nutrients, the plant if not stressed or left to grow outside of perfect parameters with enviro's will grow to it's pre-determined genetic potential, typically. The number of leaves is also coded and in an effort to get to the plants natural potential it grows what it needs to fuel the plant to that end.
I have always been baffled why in knowing this, that we would want to strip the plants main source of energy away from the plant. Leaves drive photosynthesis, so in theory when we defoliate aren't we taking away from the predetermined amount of solar panels the plant needs to get to it's final place. I am not to the place yet where I think I know better than Mother Nature and the code is set up this way for a reason. Same reason I also frown on flushing when growing in organic living soil. A lot of strains pack on the final weights in the last few weeks of flower, so why then at this stage do we want to starve the plant when it is at its peak of flower production. But that topic is another can of worms best left to another thread.
I'm bored,yes…. to argue on this with people who are telling me that leaves should be leaved to fall when they get yellow:)I think them Mota pluckers are just bored. :)
Lmfao...:DI thought the idea for defoliating cannabis was to trigger a defence strategy that produced more trykes to put off herbivores eating the seeds. Weed plants grow to 7ft outdoors with out any leaf stripping. And who stripped the leaves for the last couple of million years, cavemen maybe.
Someone here was explaining this exactly right(I 'm sorry I don't remember which user to give the credit but i'm absolutely agree with that statement,very well said) "some of the leaves are feeders,other -eaters"!Or you could say it this way to be more exact:every leave is a feeder in the beginning but in other phase of the plant development it could become eater/shade one or even more tops so sometimes it is better to cut it hole or partially...
I'm bored,yes…. to argue on this with people who are telling me that leaves should be leaved to fall when they get yellow:)
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