Deleafing 2nd wk of flower (GDP)

What's your goal by removing the leaves?

 

Defoliation has since been a long debate pros and cons its good to expose light to you lower tops but taking too much is detrimental to plant health and plants ability to store enough nutrients becomes less and less you have taken allot by looks of pic please tell me you did not take them all at once.

 

hi PG ive actually seen a defoliation like that one guy i knew used to do it and got some great looking colas ,he used to defoliate as soon as he saw the bud sites growing ,,,ive tried it but wasnt really that good ,,so i cant recommend it though,,,the guy who used to that now works in the cannabis industry ,,,,mac,

 

hi PG yea i agree with what you said mate ive never had any reall success doing it ,well nothing to shout about ,,the grower i know he just loved experimenting with his plants .he just had a way with the plant he grew ,,,,mac.

 

I’ve seen a very few guys do it with success as well mac.

Could be genetics or feeding regime related I just never tried cause it makes the plant look so damn bare ahhaha.

 

After 50 years of growing the herb I've gone back to how I grew all those years ago. All natural. Like some 70s porn, all bushy.
They will shed what leafs they want as they finish. No need for me to do a damn thing at this point but keep my hands off.
Plants are sun powered machines. The leafs are their solar panels. Do the math yourself.
Use more LITFA (leave it the fuck alone).
In general the less I mess with them the bigger the yield.

BNW

 

I defoliate a few days before flower. Then around week 3 in flower.

I'll say its not quite to this extent. I'm interested in the results. Looks like a lot of stress but only time will tell

 

Here's my lady in a 3g. Fox farm soil. Earthdust dry amendments.

First two pics are 2 days after a defoliate just before the switch to 12/12

Last pic is 12 days from the switch to 12/12. Today is day 14 of 12/12. I'll start pulling fans for the next few days and that'll be it

 

Ready to get my 10x27' man cave built so I can get in some raised beds and out of the cramped 2x4 lol. I thought the 4x4 was small i used to grow in. This 2x4 is a big change.

All personal use so I plan to run a 4 plant 2 weeks apart perpetual setup in 3g pots until my man cave is built and I can move my grow in to the mancave

 

Ready to get my 10x27' man cave built so I can get in some raised beds and out of the cramped 2x4 lol. I thought the 4x4 was small i used to grow in. This 2x4 is a big change.

All personal use so I plan to run a 4 plant 2 weeks apart perpetual setup in 3g pots until my man cave is built and I can move my grow in to the mancave

 

I've seen it called schwazzing. I tried it last grow. I took too much off in the 3rd week and I think it may have limited growth a tad. It's definitely an art form.

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