First defoliation and some LST… Impressions?
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Boatguy
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Some leaves are needed for growing.
LeastExpectedGrower
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...but why do you hate that plant.
Boatguy
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He was asking if he should remove the rest. Whadya think?
PopAndSonGrows
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Pinch the main stalk about 2/3 of the way up, make it "pop" and lean that top over at a 90° angle.
Don't be afraid to break branches off, you'll eventually get the feel for "pinching & popping" branches to lean them over.
Don't be afraid to break branches off, you'll eventually get the feel for "pinching & popping" branches to lean them over.
Iearnit
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I opted for just two more, the larger ones in the back of the photo.
lusidghost
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I don't see a point when the plant is that small.
Jjgrow420
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Yep. All that's doing is slowing down growth
Hobbes
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yesterdaysnews
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I wouldn't of pinched or trimmed anything on that plant. I just did my four today at 46 days old from helmet heads 4 days into light flip for flower.
Cherry Cake #3 Pre-defoliation.
Post Defoliation
Trim pile
Tent view all done, home, watered and basking in 725 PPFD.
Cherry Cake #3 Pre-defoliation.
Post Defoliation
Trim pile
Tent view all done, home, watered and basking in 725 PPFD.
twentyeight.threefive
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I wouldn't have pulled any of those off, nevermind any more.
Jimdamick
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Listen to me.
Growing pot ain't fucking Bonsai.
I see too many growers, mostly novice, that try all these methods to grow a very simple plant that really just want's TOO BE LEFT THE FUCK ALONE!!!!., & they complicate it.
This is what I have found out after over 35 years of popping seeds in every form/shape/manner.
I understand the visual attraction of a pruned/trained plant, but every leaf/branch removed from that plant reduces it's ability to breath/feed.
Think about that
Yea, that's fucking right!!!!!
Leaves do capture light ray's/aspirate/display plant health, like if you don't have any fucking leaves you will not be able to see any def's/illnesses.
Leaves are a roadmap to the plants health & the plants only source for food really & a major storage area for water.
No leaves
No photosynthesis/water retention
If a leaf seems to be blocking a bud (really has no too little effect).move the branch/bud/ leaf/don't cut
Short story about pruning/defoliating, but 1st off, this is only my opinion, so be aware..............THAT MY REAL NAME IS GANJA GURU
( 6 grams kicking ) in?I grew for awhile in a pretty high humidity enviromint in my basement with tight areas between plants, so for added air circulation around the base of the plant I would take off habitually the lower 4 branches for added air flow, figuring they're useless anyway
One grow I said fuck it, I have enough fans & didn't cut anything & I'll never forget this one branch I cut that was like the 3rd up & it had like 6 beautiful buds on it & I never trimmed again.
True story.
So, buy good seeds/water& feed SIMPLY!!!!!! (NPK is all the same/fuck AN)/don't trim/good light/temp below 90 F & RH-80% OR LESS & your good to go
Good luck
PS
Plants are very droopy.
Water/Light/low N/ you figure it out
Jimdamick
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Geez, 50 years?
And those POS's that you show is/are something you want to present to people as an example of your gardening ability?
You should be arrested for cruelty to plants
"Oh, they're just in shock from trimming & I didn't water them, that's why they look like shit"
your funny
no, actually
your sad
Jimdamick
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I just went to you page
Your 61
Growing for almost 50 years?
Shut the fuck up & let's leave it at that cowboy
Alright?
Budzbuddha
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Woo Boy - mods gonna spit coffee on that shotgun remark.
lusidghost
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I like the little gnomes climbing up the pots though. They are cute.
yesterdaysnews
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My daughters and wife got me those gnomes as stocking stuffers years ago for my grows. So now days a grow isn't offical until the gnomes go in. Need to get some more for the new 2x4 tent setup...
lusidghost
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What is that contraption in your profile picture?My daughters and wife got me those gnomes as stocking stuffers years ago for my grows. So now days a grow isn't offical until the gnomes go in. Need to get some more for the new 2x4 tent setup...
yesterdaysnews
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It's a Dillon 550C ammo loading press setup for .45 acp and 10mm auto. Lots of things go on in my little man cave.
