Here are a couple pics of my WW photo. I flipped to a 12/12 flowering light schedule 21 days ago.
My question is about defoliation. I hear a bunch of different opinions on the topic and so far have done very little defoliation beyond removing yellow/dying leaves.
As this plant has a ton of leaves and is pretty bushy I was wondering if I should remove any more fan leaves or just let it ride and not remove anything else unless they are yellowing/dying.
I’m going for maximum yield and don’t really mind if I have a number of smaller popcorn buds to trim. Ive inky got one plant so trim work won’t be that much of a deal.
Any help is greatly appreciated. (My light is a Mars TS1000 apx 150W) and the tent is 3x3.
I definitely see bud sites in middle take them off or you can tuck them also need good air flow through plant, she looks very good and healthy happy growing!
Yes to all of the above. I remove any buds on the bottom that will not reach or get close to the main canopy. They never develop fully and consume resources that can go to more productive buds.
Nice looking WW
For a good reference take a look at Growweedeasy Complete Flowering Stage Defoliation Tutorial by Nebula Haze
If it were me, I would strip all fans leaves with exposed stems that are roughly the size of your hand. There are not many in mine to show you relative size of leaf.
@AxlRose , @HMGRWN , Exposing the calyx to light increases the cluster size and density when timed appropriately. 21 and 42 days are good marker days for defoliation. Most hybrid strains seem to respond well. Check out one of @imSICKkid journals. I tend to keep picking throughout the majority of flower but week 3-4 and 6-7 are where I get the most impact to flower size.. This was a fun grow.
All tips above are spot on, I like the never take off then 20% at a time, also If you can wait tell the day I feed nutes to do this. Cutting anything off cause STRESS that’s why the 20% rule I like but also feeding nutes in my opinion I don’t think there any science to it but feeding should help you plant bounce back quicker. Someone on this forum told me that when I ask similar question and if you think about it makes sense. Also if you just have leaves in center clean the out it will improve air flow. Less chance of mold. Also over weeks try to clean off bottom 1/3 I know it might sound crazy.Even take off bud sites, would you rather have a bunch of little fluffy buds, or nice dense buds ? Up to u, it’s all an experience have fun best of luck
Since I last posted 5 days ago I’ve taken off (what seems like to a newbie such as myself) an enormous amount of leaves. Also removed the tiny bud sites on the lower third.
It seems like every leaf I cut off 2 appear the next day. So many leaves.
Should I continue to thin this plant by removing more fan leaves out or let it ride until day 42 of flowering which seems to be a popular time to defoliate a 2nd time during flowering?
Any other observations?
Thanks everyone for their insights from last week and again this week. The advice on this forum is incredible!
I would take the remaining larger fans in the middle of the plant on the larger branches, how far from the tops is the light, or do you have a DLI reading?
