So I tried and heard about defoliation was wondering if I did it rite before and after pics keep in mind this is my first grow Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Looks better but try and give them the same shape as my plants in my pics in your other post Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
As long a more light is getting down into the plant to bud sites that were shaded before it will be good. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Thanks man that means a lot to me on my first grow I was tryin just to get the hang of growing first but I read I can increase yield and I thought why not next go I will try and use yours as a guide again Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
If you're finding yourself having to remove a ton of fan leaves at any point in the Cannabis lifecycle you really need to look into better training techniques. Lopping off good, healthy fan leaves is removing big energy sources for the plant. It should be avoided at all costs.
Even with LST you still get better results removing leaves in flowering stage. I have never ever damaged a plant by removing large fan leaves, as long as it was done correctly. Why should this be avoided at all cost? Razorack
Because as long as fan leaves are still green they are still producing energy for the plant. There's just no reason to remove large amounts of fan leaves, ever. If you can avoid removing any, it is always a better bet. LST is an easy training method but it's certainly not the best. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
All I can say is I have always seen improvement from defoliation. Topping and LST is all I do as well. Don't feel supercropping and or high stress methods are always required. Everyone has their own opinion on what works best for their strain and environment. Razorack
Everyone can have an opinion, but there's just no scientific, objective reason to remove fan leaves unless absolutely necessary. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum