Defoliation

[roseypeach]

I read your title as Defloweration

if ya know what I mean

Anyway interesting looking plants. It's always fun to be an alien manipulating a plant

I know what ya mean LOL
I've been training her for a while now, fucking blooms suck on it though. I was desperate which is why I resorted to removing some of the foliage.
Hopefully it will help, if it doesn't, wtf LOL

 

[Impman]

What is photosynthesis? This is a very relevant question on a defoilage thread. Defoilating= killing. Your clipping the wings off of your butterflys

 

[cannawizard]

Why don't you save some time and pull together all the defoliation threads at RIU and just link us to them, maybe pin the stupid sons-a-bitches. To have this newbie subject and practice come up once a week speaks volumes about RIU and this community who is more absorbed by gimmicks and trends than scientific facts.

UB

If they want to see the other (Defol/leaf pruning) threads, they can simply use the search function located on the top right~ ..Most defoliation threads under AMC have been closed due to the constant intelligent banter of both sides in-regards to this spicy topic~

 

[Impman]

You are the advanced cultivation moderator. Defoilating is not advanced cultivation. It may be advanced not cultivating. cutting your leafs off is the opposite of cultivating.

 

[roseypeach]

I didn't figure it could get any worse as far as blooms go.
Here's some of the buds on her...or lack thereof

 

[roseypeach]

What is photosynthesis? This is a very relevant question on a defoilage thread. Defoilating= killing. Your clipping the wings off of your butterflys

guess I'll find out the hard way
I understand how plants work. I've never taken leaves off a plant before unless they were dead or dying. In this case, I am simply trying to get more light to the bud sites. Notice I didn't take any of the leaves off from around the buds, just the parts where no bloom was occurring because of lack of light.

 

[cannawizard]

You are the advanced cultivation moderator. Defoilating is not advanced cultivation. It may be advanced not cultivating. cutting your leafs off is the opposite of cultivating.

Thanks for sharing, but if others want to share/debate/cross-reference anecdotal info concerning this practice-- they should be allowed to, even if some members deem the subject "not advanced"~

Like I said, if you want to say your .2s, your more than welcome, but if your just sticking around just to push YOUR beliefs/ideas because you don't agree with the subject at hand, then its unfair for the rest of the (pro) defol members that came to this thread

 

[roseypeach]

If you look the site over you will see they are only pushing Nirvana Seeds
It's a commercial with a bunch of bs to get you to love Nirvana Seeds

a waste of time since I won't be buying what they are selling LOL
thanks for the perspective though

 

[PJ Diaz]

Thanks for sharing, but if others want to share/debate/cross-reference anecdotal info concerning this practice-- they should be allowed to, even if some members deem the subject "not advanced"~

Like I said, if you want to say your .2s, your more than welcome, but if your just sticking around just to push YOUR beliefs/ideas because you don't agree with the subject at hand, then its unfair for the rest of the (pro) defol members that came to this thread

Agreed. It's pretty lame when members make plans in other threads to collectively troll other threads they disagree with: https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/267989-uncle-bens-gardening-tweeks-pointers-166.html#post9335668

 

[cannawizard]

Well all I can say is, "just forget about it" ~ No need to worry yourself over things you have no control over, life becomes more pleasant that way

 

[Jimdamick]

I still say that in a perfect environment where plants don't touch,or they are outdoors where you have natural light, pruning in not needed.But in the indoor grow when plants are crowded together with un-natural lighting, that is another matter. I just think that in order to get the full potential of the lower bud sites on a plant, the surrounding leaves at the bud site should receive as much light as possible. In one way I think that removing 1 leaf to get more light to 3 or 4 leaves is at least a wash. As far as removing a food source, the plant will compensate in other means, which are the nutes you provide it. I prune carefully, I don't hack away and I really think it works on improving the bud size on lower branches. This argument will go on for as long as people grow, all that I am saying is that after doing both, I think trimming works fine. To each their own. Peace

 

[PJ Diaz]

Well all I can say is, "just forget about it" ~ No need to worry yourself over things you have no control over, life becomes more pleasant that way

Good thing Rosa Parks didn't have that kind of attitude.

 

[Kite High]

I still say that in a perfect environment where plants don't touch,or they are outdoors where you have natural light, pruning in not needed.But in the indoor grow when plants are crowded together with un-natural lighting, that is another matter. I just think that in order to get the full potential of the lower bud sites on a plant, the surrounding leaves at the bud site should receive as much light as possible. In one way I think that removing 1 leaf to get more light to 3 or 4 leaves is at least a wash. As far as removing a food source, the plant will compensate in other means, which are the nutes you provide it. I prune carefully, I don't hack away and I really think it works on improving the bud size on lower branches. This argument will go on for as long as people grow, all that I am saying is that after doing both, I think trimming works fine. To each their own. Peace

I want to know why not just put light down there and keep all of its production potential. Wby is that such an ignored concept? It works splendidly

 

[Alexander Supertramp]

Really dosent matter IMO. The lower buds sites grow the way do because of hormonal response rather than the amount of light penetration.

 

[Kite High]

I agree but it keeps those leaves green healthy and productive increasing yield. Staggered harvest is the way to fatten up the lowers as the auxins then go there. Especially need growing sats.

 

[Impman]

I still say that in a perfect environment where plants don't touch,or they are outdoors where you have natural light, pruning in not needed.But in the indoor grow when plants are crowded together with un-natural lighting, that is another matter. I just think that in order to get the full potential of the lower bud sites on a plant, the surrounding leaves at the bud site should receive as much light as possible. In one way I think that removing 1 leaf to get more light to 3 or 4 leaves is at least a wash. As far as removing a food source, the plant will compensate in other means, which are the nutes you provide it. I prune carefully, I don't hack away and I really think it works on improving the bud size on lower branches. This argument will go on for as long as people grow, all that I am saying is that after doing both, I think trimming works fine. To each their own. Peace

leaves cant block light. I could thatch a roof of marijuana leafs and grow a huge outdoor plant under it.

 

[PJ Diaz]

leaves cant block light.

Really? My lux meter says otherwise.

 

[Alexander Supertramp]

leaves cant block light. I could thatch a roof of marijuana leafs and grow a huge outdoor plant under it.

You would be much better off if you just set back and listened. You can Parrot all you want. You still do not know dick about growing. And that grows painfully more obvious with each you post you spew out.

 

[Alexander Supertramp]

I agree but it keeps those leaves green healthy and productive increasing yield. Staggered harvest is the way to fatten up the lowers as the auxins then go there. Especially need growing sats.

Agreed. Staggered harvesting is a great tool to utilize.

 

[Vincent VonBlown]

It's obvious in some situations it is beneficial to remove some leaf... Just to air rate your plant, (if it's to big and bushy), so it doesn't rot and mold, if nothing else. The trick is knowing when, and if it is necessary. Fighting about it like it's a black and white subject, just show ignorance on the topic.