Sweet, I’ll do it tonite. It doesn’t matter that I’m a few weeks in I take it?
That’s kind of what I’ve been doing, every other day I’d take a few off each plant, nothing serious. Just a couple here and there to open up space for some bud sites. Didn’t know if I should keep that up, didn’t wanna touch the top so much like verrice said their like your solar panels But i did take a few off the top. Deaf will be cleaning the bottom up quite a bit this evening.
You will find, @SquirrelMaster87, defoliation is a bit of a contentious issue. Some believe in it, some don't.
That's also one of the beauties, I think, of this... just about everything you could do has tons of ways to do it, and even more opinions on which is right. Leaves a LOT of freedom to decide, for yourself, what is best for you and your plants. What a great use of a forum, too?
Ya I kind of figured, I did a bit of research on the topic and it always seemed like a bag of mixed opinions, not sure which way I should lean. Both sides seem to have good points.You will find, @SquirrelMaster87, defoliation is a bit of a contentious issue. Some believe in it, some don't.
I'm a believer because every time I do it, my plants explode in growth in response. Rather than daily, though, I defoliate weekly, if needed (see that other thread). I do, however, clean out new shoots that I don't want every-other-day.
That’s kind of what I’ve been noticing underneath the screen. Just doesn’t seem all that healthy compared to the top. There’s hardly any light penetrating my canopy so wasn’t sure if there was any point trying In keeping it or not. Some people seem to like the idea, some not so much.
A couple ways I would approach that.
I see you feel very strongly about this...
I guess it would be safe to say a lot of it depends on probally a lot of different factors, genetics is probably a big one, but everyone’s grow is different, as far as their setups, nutes, knowledge, etc. Just because maybe someone did or didn’t have any success with trying something a certain way doesn’t me everyone else is going to have that same experience.That's also one of the beauties, I think, of this... just about everything you could do has tons of ways to do it, and even more opinions on which is right. Leaves a LOT of freedom to decide, for yourself, what is best for you and your plants. What a great use of a forum, too?
Totally! Good luck, and I hope they flower into amazing dense nugs for you, regardless of which approach you choose! Keep us updated!