defoliation when in flower

Darth Vapour

Darth Vapour

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whats really halarious is people buy into the fact that removing leafs will infact give them better yields when its really far from the truth ,, not only have you fucked up the plants respiratory, or breathing capabilities you also took away the plants c02 uptake i wonder where the stomata is on a plant ????
seriously i have tried leaf removal and it hurt yield and any lower buds that one thinks is going to gain still ended up small and SHAKE in reality so there is no real gains
from my tests or side by sides it was day and night from untouched plant to touched plant

Now with all this said Pruning can and will give you better yields but pruning in veg and defoliating in Flower are completely different
you ever notice its the noobs or know bodies that try to push this tech forward and the Guru;s or the ones really growing and pounding out yields do not even bother at stupid threads like this
If you want the best possible growth and yield keep her green and healthy that means leafs on train train train plant for most buds in a canopy area and you will yield way more then thinking your going to remove leafs and do better gallery_11738_4908_618993.jpg
 
ButchyBoy

ButchyBoy

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Darth Vapour said:
whats really halarious is people buy into the fact that removing leafs will infact give them better yields when its really far from the truth ,, not only have you fucked up the plants respiratory, or breathing capabilities you also took away the plants c02 uptake i wonder where the stomata is on a plant ????
seriously i have tried leaf removal and it hurt yield and any lower buds that one thinks is going to gain still ended up small and SHAKE in reality so there is no real gains
from my tests or side by sides it was day and night from untouched plant to touched plant

Now with all this said Pruning can and will give you better yields but pruning in veg and defoliating in Flower are completely different
you ever notice its the noobs or know bodies that try to push this tech forward and the Guru;s or the ones really growing and pounding out yields do not even bother at stupid threads like this
If you want the best possible growth and yield keep her green and healthy that means leafs on train train train plant for most buds in a canopy area and you will yield way more then thinking your going to remove leafs and do better View attachment 3496759
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ButchyBoy

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Just so everyone knows.. That plant I posted a pic of turned yellow and defoliated itself after adding molasses to the water. Like within a week of adding 1/2 table spoon of molasses to 6 cups of water. Molasses = no bueno
 
Milo 420

Milo 420

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IMO, I think SELECT defoliation is very beneficial by select I mean removing one or two leaves that are completely blocking the light from getting to that bud after I did this some of my bottom buds almost tripled in size and got a lot more dense
 
DirtyEyeball696

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Milo 420 said:
IMO, I think SELECT defoliation is very beneficial by select I mean removing one or two leaves that are completely blocking the light from getting to that bud after I did this some of my bottom buds almost tripled in size and got a lot more dense
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So true I've done it both ways & their is no comparison. Done at the 2 1/2 week period & the 4 week period works excellent. Remember that anything intense WILL shock your plants. That's why I spread the strip out. Remember those leaves still have nutritional value to the young bud and anything to drastic will affect the plant. I have a strict rule. Only big leaves then at week 4 I thin it out enough so I can see through the plant. Done it 3-4 different ways over the years & this method has not affected bud growth


Bawse!
 
ButchyBoy

ButchyBoy

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DirtyEyeball696 said:
That plant looks scary. Single stalked plants suck


Bawse!
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Lol...

That plant is a cross I made using a Lemon OG and a Platinum Bubba.. That particular one got some molasses added to the water as an experiment and started yellowing over night. The others are doing just fine. After a week it looked like it does now.
Are you calling it a single stalk plant because it wasn't topped? o_O
 
Milo 420

Milo 420

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ButchyBoy said:
Lol...

That plant is a cross I made using a Lemon OG and a Platinum Bubba.. That particular one got some molasses added to the water as an experiment and started yellowing over night. The others are doing just fine. After a week it looked like it does now.
Are you calling it a single stalk plant because it wasn't topped? o_O
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Haha no because it has a SINGLE stalk lol
 
Uncle Ben

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Darth Vapour said:
you ever notice its the noobs or know bodies that try to push this tech forward and the Guru;s or the ones really growing and pounding out yields do not even bother at stupid threads like this
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You ever noticed that it's always the next crop of noobs that are drawn to such gimmicks and are too damn lazy to do a search before starting a thread on the same old stupid practice.
 
ButchyBoy

ButchyBoy

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DirtyEyeball696 said:
Well if you want a lot more bud you'll train yourself to do it all the time


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I don't grow to make money so there is no reason to try to increase yields. I do top and bend some plants as experiments but prefer to let the plants grow naturally. I also destroy others experimenting.
I grow for fun and to supply myself with some smoke at the same time. Everyone has there own thoughts on methods but the more research and experimenting you do the easier it is to see that these forums are full of bad info. Since I started shaving my junk the wife says it grows bigger and is stronger!! :wink: :peace:
 
mid-western outdoor

mid-western outdoor

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So with this bubba kush with the massive fan leaves I always leave them on because like many of you I think it's stupid to take the plants main solar panels would any of you remove these monster leaves? The cover up a lot of the plant because the branches don't grown out they grow directly up the stock
 

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adower

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I don't defoliate but I do lollipop my plants. Removing 10 or so fan leafs to minimize any popcorn buds is not going to be the end of the world.

I think that indoor you need to do some form on canopy management. Outdoor I wouldn't touch a plants leafs at all.
 
hotrodharley

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Take thos
mid-western outdoor said:
So with this bubba kush with the massive fan leaves I always leave them on because like many of you I think it's stupid to take the plants main solar panels would any of you remove these monster leaves? The cover up a lot of the plant because the branches don't grown out they grow directly up the stock
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Take the big lower fan leaves at this point.
 
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