Defoliation question

thewanderingjack

thewanderingjack

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AH the great defoliate debate.. I was wondering this myself... to me here's the questions:

Would defoliating above to let light down help the buds lower down more than it would hurt the ones I took leaves from?

Would clipping the smaller branches lower down instead help the plant focus more on the bigger top ones?

It seems like LSTing can help with the first issue without having to lose any leaves... but if there's space concerns (which is the case or me for example... I can only spread my plants out so wide) then the question is critical.

I've heard a lot of people doing the second... instead of sacrificing big healthy leaves attached to already well developed buds, they cut the small stuff. This makes a lot of sense to me, but I wonder what the return is... also, in my case I am better of with more smaller nugs than a w huge colas. I prefer it that way for a few reasons, but especially in my super humid climate where bud rot is almost inescapable, larger buds means more chance of that.

In general gardening both are used in different situations (with different plant or in different environments.. sometimes just by preference I think).

Anyone have info that answers those questions, or can point out some other ones that relate to this?

If regular gardening is any indicator, I imagine no real answer might be had (plenty o articles all over on whether to prune or not to prune any number of things and what not) and will just be one of the many preference based things about growing, though I would love to find a sort of general consensus on the actual effects are under different circumstances. We may find there are strains, times, situations when defoliating is beneficial... much like pruning. Logically, why would you cuff of a healthy piece of a plant (TOPPING)?! How could that make it grow "better"?! But it does (we all know why etc etc). There's good circumstance in which to top a pant, and some in which not (i you're growing a taller vs shorter plant due to space).
 
tropicalcannabispatient

tropicalcannabispatient

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In Shape Vet said:
im guessing for a while, the flow of nutrients is interrupted due to the damaged tissue. during this recovery time, tissue below the damaged area does not have that problem. it may not be accelerated growth, perhaps a better way to put it would be continued growth during the time that the damaged portion is recovering. as far as buds increasing in size, what we might be looking at is an over all time where the buds are simply receiving more nutrients for a period of time during the time that the terminal shoot just isnt getting them. what we are looking at is an evening out if your comparing buds on the same plant.

maybe with this logic we are not looking at increased growth, but instead what we are looking at is the inhibited growth of the areas that have been damaged while the areas below the damage continue to grow which gives the illusion of increased growth.
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Afgan King said:
Already seen your grow I know you f***in that thing up lmao

Post pics of your plants....oh oh wait you don't even grow well here's pictures from someone who does View attachment 3748015 View attachment 3748018 View attachment 3748019 View attachment 3748020
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u just say it HERES A PIC FROM SOMEONE THAT KNOWS HIS SHIT U DIDN'T SAY HERES MA PICS KIDDO. U DON'T EVEN HAVE A JOURNAL LOL
 
BM9AGS

BM9AGS

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If you cut 80% of the roots off you'll get massive growth during flowering. It has to be done at the 4th week.

Scientific reason this works is when you cut the roots you open the center of the roots vein to direct access of oxygen and then the plant can feed directly on oxygen and nutes with its large exposed root vein. I was gonna wait to publish my 900$ book to tell everyone about this discovery that crushes all of mother natures billions of years of evolution but I thought I'd help out. However if you read this you're required to spread the word and send me 4 easy installments of $19.95
 
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