Is it worth defoliating?

Hey guys! First grow and first harvest soon!!

The front plant is almost done, Northern lights with amber trichomes on the top cola calyxes. The rest are mimosa evo and weeks away.

I've stopped watering the front Northern lights ready for the chop - is it worth taking the leaves of for the final days?



Thinking forward I would definitely grow the Northern Lights again, I'm not sure about the Mimosa Evo they are very bushy and a bit crazy, but they smell like skittles so we will have to wait and see ..

What would taking off the fan leaves do to benefit the plant?

pahpah-cee said:

What would taking off the fan leaves do to benefit the plant?

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I'm not sure which is why I was asking. I always see pictures of people's crop before harvest and many seem to pluck the leaves

No

xtsho said:

No

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Should I wait for the lower branches trichomes to amber before chopping?

The leaves don't seem to be dying but only burned at the tips but the top is about 20 percent amber?

It’s a pretty controversial topic with cannabis. People who swear by it can only defend it with personal experiences and bro science.

nomad418 said:

Should I wait for the lower branches trichomes to amber before chopping?

The leaves don't seem to be dying but only burned at the tips but the top is about 20 percent amber?

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That plant still has a couple weeks. You should continue watering with plain water.

xtsho said:

That plant still has a couple weeks. You should continue watering with plain water.

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Thanks mate, could you tell me why that is for future reference? Is it the leaves?

nomad418 said:

Thanks mate, could you tell me why that is for future reference? Is it the leaves?

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There are still quite a few white pistils. They should turn color and start to recede as the calyxes swell. That plant will still put on weight in the next two weeks or more. Don't rush to chop.

xtsho said:

There are still quite a few white pistils. They should turn color and start to recede as the calyxes swell. That plant will still put on weight in the next two weeks or more. Don't rush to chop.

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Ok duly noted. Thanks for taking the time to help brother

nomad418 said:

I'm not sure which is why I was asking. I always see pictures of people's crop before harvest and many seem to pluck the leaves

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Those that defoliate heavy do it usually twice, early and mid flower.

There would be no point no matter what side of the fence you sit to do it now.
You could also cause problems like rot by damaging the plant pulling leaves off at this point

Imo it's a matter of plant design
If you just grow it naturally i.e no training, then No not much point.

But if you train them often it gets too bushy and defol can greatly improve side branch growth.

Mimosa Evo was a favorite with friends and I.
The strongest high I've grown to date. Colors that make art near the finish.
#Leeski had a great thread full of pics if you care to do a search.
Good luck and enjoy.

Looking good, no need to clip anything. A lot of the time I’ll take off the big fan leaves a day or two before harvest, but that’s just to make trimming easier and alleviate my worries about mold in the dry. When it’s two days before, that just means I got sidetracked with some other shit and didn’t get around to chopping before lights on.