defoliation

I just flipped the light schedule to 12/12 four days ago. My canopy is a bit too thick for my liking, and I want to ensure that the there is adequate light penetration on the bud sites. I know I'm going to have to defoliate and lollipop after the stretch, but can I also defoliate now as well...

This is my second grow. I'm using FF soil in 5 gallon fabric pots and Mars ts 1000 lights. The strands are cookies kush and monster gelato. I have done mainline training and have 8 colas on each plant. I'm on day 22 of flower and I want to know if I should defoliate more than I already have...

While most growers go through a natural series of common mistakes, such as over watering or overfeeding, most beginners wouldn’t even think of twisting or bending, much less bending and breaking branches on their plants. The relationship that a first-time grower has with their plant is like...

I was just doing some research on intensive tomato planting, and found that they are employing some of the techniques that are heavily debated in cannabis cultivation. They major analogy starts at 4:45, but the whole video is fascinating and relevant.

First time grower here. I've got 24 plants growing, currently on day 26 of flower (approaching week 4). It's going quite well so far but I let the plants veg a bit too long and didn't trim them enough before the flip. I've been defoliating lightly during flower, focusing only on lower growth...

I’m in the first week of flowering Always grew outdoor How do you know when it’s time to remove the fan leaf from that bud site. Is there like a rule of thumb on length of bud site before removal and thoughts on defoliating would be helpful ty

This is my first grow so bear with me. Her name is Sharon. Just growing for fun so I can be Sharon bud with my friends. I just started my fourth week after switching to flowering and just defoliated most of my plant. However, there are a few limbs that are smaller and lower on my plant that I’m...

Sup RIU. Was in another thread about why defoliation is such an at odds topic. I had mentioned I was doing a side by side by side comparison of the 3 styles. I will show some pics of begining of flower and document them going forward for all of us. Some variables that probably will cause many...

I’m day 21 into flower and my plant has lots of lower bud sites that aren’t getting much light. I am using a 285w LED light (advertised as 1800w). Am I better of removing them so the plant concentrates all it’s energy and nutrients on the upper bud sites or shall I leave them?

This plant is about 45 days into harvest i posted about my other plant earlier i feel this one is a bit further along, its my first time growing and i have to have them dried by the 16th. I would like to trim large fan leaves today and harvest in 3 days, all the pistils have turned orange/red...

Im not really sure if i should defoliate this plant? The two big fan leaves are blocking bud sites under it, so im considering either removing the fan leaves, or removing the bud sites underneith. I read that it's safest only removing fan leaves, and keeping bud sites, for beginners. But im not...

Hey guys I’m just wondering if I should take off some leaves. There’s some huge fan leaves that I know are just sucking in light, but at the same time it’s so hard to get into the plant to water.. there’s others spots where it just seems too crowded by leaves. Is that okay or should I take a...

Hey guys!! So far my first grow is going really well!! My outdoor plant is in week 3 of flower and looking great. I was worried it was rootbound so I transplanted up and I don’t think it even noticed! My indoor plant is the one I have a couple questions about! It’s doing really well! I topped...

Hey guys!! So far my first grow is going really well!! My outdoor plant is in week 3 of flower and looking great. I was worried it was rootbound so I transplanted up and I don’t think it even noticed! My indoor plant is the one I have a couple questions about! It’s doing really well! I topped...

One thing I've observed two months into my first grow is that of all the advice floating around the internet about growing cannabis, few topics are more vague, arbitrary and downright contradictory than that of defoliation. Some say to remove the lower growth via lollipoping. Others advocate...

Hello all cannacalties, the project is for personal use, recreational and also medical purposes:!:.. :fire: bongsmilie:weed::peace::weed:So let’s start right now!:weed::peace::weed:bongsmilie:fire: I just started a Flowring Journal which includes weeks 3-9 of FLOWERING..I will...

Hello, second time grower here Due to phenotype, the 2 plants on the left of my tent are much shorter and much bushier. as a result i feel like alot of bud sites are being covered by fan leaves and I wanted to know if its okay to take alot of them away. Here is a pic here is a pic of left...

Do you guys defoliate your autos? If so when is it ok to do? Also should I avoid defoliation if I’m getting a little nutrient burn?

Well, I have a couple grow journals going, on two other sites. However, I believe, you should seek out input from others. That have been doing it for decades or brand new. Here it goes with my setup, and then a quick outline, of what, I've done. 3x4 tent 400w MH/HPS ballast (am upgrading to...

Hi guys I was just wondering if I should trim some leafs off my plants to let more light in to the center and lower branches? Some people say you should and some people say you shouldn't, does anyone have a good answer for or against? Their just starting their 5th week of flower