whitebb2727
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No defoliation. No need for it. Even canopy.
Defoliation - Touchy Subject My Theory (Veg + Flower)
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No defoliation. No need for it. Even canopy.
saiyaneye
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https://www.420magazine.com/forums/hydroponic-gardening/176415-increasing-yield-defoliation-indoors-whats-mean-how-do.html
That is what turned me on to this a few years ago when I read this. It looks like he took some off during flower, that I don't do. Like I said maybe once, and not very aggressive.
That is what turned me on to this a few years ago when I read this. It looks like he took some off during flower, that I don't do. Like I said maybe once, and not very aggressive.
blowinmaryfast
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Lol. It was dumb ass not dumb fuck but I'm sorry to say I may not become familiar with that. 300 forum pages? Wow....
Def not here to diss any one, just to be clear. The brother is like my idol. I'm striving to make as much experimental organic space as possible just can't bet my meds on it yet. I do however want to point out many on here have a different style for whatever reason and this is a proven legitimate technique.
808 I lollipop quite high as you can see in my photo. And I do go to the bottom as long as there are large enough leaves to cover and cluster down there.(esp on leafy strains, bubblegum, etc)
I run a 9 week schedy 7-10 day flush with og being my late finish and she is always spot on at 60-63. 50/50 amber.
Def not here to diss any one, just to be clear. The brother is like my idol. I'm striving to make as much experimental organic space as possible just can't bet my meds on it yet. I do however want to point out many on here have a different style for whatever reason and this is a proven legitimate technique.
808 I lollipop quite high as you can see in my photo. And I do go to the bottom as long as there are large enough leaves to cover and cluster down there.(esp on leafy strains, bubblegum, etc)
I run a 9 week schedy 7-10 day flush with og being my late finish and she is always spot on at 60-63. 50/50 amber.
SPLFreak808
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This guy is nuts. And his weed looks like utter shit imo. Looks like he plucks them all the way through flower
"After stripping at 21 days, there are two basic theories being used. One is to again hit them hard at 45 days, while another is to constantly pluck daily as fan leaves "develop. I choose to do the latter. It gives me something to do and I hate seeing leaves where I could look at bud instead."
a mongo frog
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Why did thou do that?
blowinmaryfast
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Beautiful, whitebb2727, those are some sexy girls under there. It looks like one plant to me but I must be seeing through smoke lenses. That would be giant!
SPLFreak808
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I should have just simply asked, does plucking 70% of old fans extend your flowering time? It sure did for me.
blowinmaryfast
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blowinmaryfast
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Sorry. No extended flowering time. When I occasionally run purples they stick to eight weeks. Thoroughly colored
a mongo frog
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Wouldn't less plants help if thats the case? Or more light? I mean you already lollipoped, but then you took all the leaves off? It looks like you have a great grow area. So do you get bigger buds that way or something?
tropicalcannabispatient
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18 gallons pot, no bottoms just tops
SPLFreak808
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Wow. They just keep on growing day after day of flower even though you remove all those fans during flower! Wtf!
blowinmaryfast
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Not bigger buds. But I believe it helps with stacking my nodes. Doing this in early flower,when the stretch occurs has been a way to put the brakes on the plant so to speak. Leading me to believe my weight is increased from the small to medium nugs that are dense as tops. And also identical dank quality. I have ran fewer plants but there is no need. I want to maximize the space I have while keeping quality of course
a mongo frog
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Would love to see some of your late flower pics and some finished bud shots.
SPLFreak808
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Well yes. If you strip the plant, it WILL NOT stretch untill it makes more fans, great when you want to push your entire plant closer to the light, that actually makes much more sense why yield goes up BUT i still have a hard time believing that the plant doesnt get stunted taking all those during flower. Whatever branch you fucked with, will have to "re-configure" the way it processes food and light. When you pluck your buds off early, does it not stunt your plant back a 3-6 days?
blowinmaryfast
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Honestly I wish I had a couple more plant science classes under my belt to examine the reconfiguring of photosynthesis. esp with cannabis plants. Would be sweet. Yes any stretch is stopped but I see no decrease in bud growth normally. I have over stripped a plant a couple of times to see even bud growth slow for a 2 day period but this was 95% fans. Scared the shit outta me. Was praying to the canna gods.
whitebb2727
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I normally say no to it.
Everything has a time and place. I have to open up and thin certain plants out doors here. Fall tends to be very hot and humid here. I have to thin to keep from getting rot.
I also have to guerilla grow. I have to plant with surrounding foilage. They have to compete for light.
They grow tall fast. I bend and break limbs to keep them down. I do sometimes cut the larf on bottom that isn't producing.
Everything has a time and place. I have to open up and thin certain plants out doors here. Fall tends to be very hot and humid here. I have to thin to keep from getting rot.
I also have to guerilla grow. I have to plant with surrounding foilage. They have to compete for light.
They grow tall fast. I bend and break limbs to keep them down. I do sometimes cut the larf on bottom that isn't producing.
blowinmaryfast
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Sorry, amongofrog, I have no current late flower photos. Only some finished that I'm holding out on.
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saiyaneye
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Actually, purposely stressing the plant makes sense on a way to stop stretch. It does not stretch once it recovers from shock?
chuck estevez
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How does pulling leaves off end up being LOW STRESS??
dumbest statement on defoiling yet.