Defoliating an Autoflower

Day 34 of Veg
Sweet Skunk Auto from RQS
Wondering if I should take off some of those fan leaves. Ive read a few places that say to leave them, figure id ask here before I do anything.


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A look from underneath.

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@SaltyDawg23 At this point I’d leave them on.
Tuck if you can.
They need them for good growth and no stalls right now.
Plant looks great btw. :+1:
Don’t want to mess with the mojo risin. Lol.

:victory_hand:

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Will do, thanks for your advice @Oldguy. Ill start tucking those fan leaves.

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Defoliate only if necessary to maintain good airflow within the plant’s canopy.

Good looking plant you have there.

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They don’t look like they’re in the way of anything , I would leave it for now .
Leave it , get … sorry .

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Like all the others have said, Unless there covering your bud sites, leave them for as long as you can if tucking doesn’t work . Plant looks great.. :+1:

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Only cut 2 fan leaves, tucked the rest. Day 36 of growing and pistils started showing. Thanks for all the replies and help so far. This is only my second grow in a few years, first Autoflower. Fingers :crossed_fingers:t3:


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Day 40 of growing an Autoflower.



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Baby Lizard in my Habanero garden.

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Should I add some kind of trellis net to this Autoflower or no? @SausageMahoney @Growdoc

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I did my own version of a net in my home made growbox. Thoughts?

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You can. It helps maintain air flow inside and provides some support. Just have to remember that unless the net moves with the plants, its pretty much locked in place and it can be a little more tedious to water around and under.

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As your branches get up into the net, you can start to bend the outer ones to the next cell as they grow. This will allow the inner growth sufficient light and air flow.

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Man, i like that tent set-up, ill eventually get to there. Lol.
My box is 2’ L x 1’7" W x 4’6" H I had to build it like this bc thats the room i have in my laundry room. We’ll see how this netting goes for my first time using one.

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Think its time to snip some fan leaves or nah?