Uncle Ben
Well-Known Member
I wonder why it works for so many people if it's so wrong?
You tell me.
Kinda like America re-electing Obama - "a thousand flies on a pile of shit can't be wrong".
I wonder why it works for so many people if it's so wrong?
Well UB when I read statements like, "but on that note anyone who believes defoliation isnt beneficial dosent realize that when a leaf casts a shadow on one below it that leaf becomes useless", its makes me laugh my ass off. Yep, these guys really know their botany!. Fact is its just easier for them to believe the unbelievable rather than the scientific facts presented. Let them prune away, good for them.....
Source?...
if you have shadows ur plant is too tall for the strength of the light. u have too many leaf sets for ur space and light grow a smaller plant with equal yeild or fewer plants and lst nice and wide
Well side by side tests and comparisons along with peer review IS actually how science is done. The neat thing about science is that it is always growing and learning. Some long held hypothesis have been replaced when a better one comes along.
Having a closed mind and claiming to KNOW is what stagnates scientific discovery. Being unwilling to even experiment for yourself only proves that you are a follower with no ideas worth hearing. I dont doube that you grow good dope UB, but you are unbearably arrogant.
You tell me.
Kinda like America re-electing Obama - "a thousand flies on a pile of shit can't be wrong".
Why the fuck would I grow a smaller plant to yield less than I would by growing a larger plant and defoliating as needed. Your logic is flawed.
first hand experiences,.....
and im sure youll find popcorn nugs(or any growth not towards the top of your plant) arent as mature as buds that are closer to the light
You keep saying that you base what you do on 'science,' but when you won't accept empirical evidence
that says defolication CAN (in the right circumstances) increase overall yeild and plant vigor you are, by definition, rejecting it. Understanding science means understanding you don't have it all figured out, buddy.
Speaking as someone who will graduate in may with a bs in biological science and international studies, fuck you.
that your political ideals are as woefully misguided as your understanding of these topics, and you aren't capable of understanding much of anything.
.....more anecdotal evidence, seeing what you want to see, seeing what you think you'd see, etc. etc.
Look, the MAIN reason why buds "close to the light" are bulked up more versus those found at lower plant levels is due to apical dominance and timing, they are produced first. The plant will focus "its energy" on what was produced first. It's mainly a hormonal response. I'm not gonna get into light quality as I've beat that subject to death too.
I just harvested outdoor plants and I did several things, as usual - I topped to 4 main colas and come harvest time, took out the bulked fat colas and left the plants for a couple of weeks or so to bulk up the lower buds. It was mostly worthless regarding the Haze as they were more air than calyxes but worked well on the mutts (Peak19 backcrosses).
BTW, those plants got considerable shade during the day, filtered sunlight from to bottom, and did just fine.
UB