# Is it time to defoliate?

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-it-time-to-defoliate/52642>\
**Category:** Seedling\
**Tags:** indoor-grow\
**Created:** [August 29, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-it-time-to-defoliate/52642 "2020-08-29T09:05:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![blanc\_roses](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/blanc_roses/32/368113_2.png) [@blanc\_roses](https://ilgmforum.com/u/blanc_roses)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-it-time-to-defoliate/52642/1 "2020-08-29T09:05:32Z")

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These 2 girls are 5 weeks old, they are transplanted and topped two weeks ago and started LST 1.5 weeks ago. I am not sure about removing the big fan leaves. Am I suppose to remove the ones that I circled in the picture ? Can someone please tell me what to do ?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/6/6/4662900ddb4afed2af288636eac69e81899d317d.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/0/a/40ae88d49576e3707ff6f1025ea8d123dff2fe2e.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/c/d/5cd5238f1b5c4ff2e14bc8d0fdae987763edf2e5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-it-time-to-defoliate/52642/2 "2020-08-29T10:59:52Z")

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Your plant isn’t big enough to defoliate yet.  
It needs all her leaves at this point to get good growth.  
✌