Should I defoliate ?

what is the light level? I wouldn't push over 60K lux.

as far as defoliating, I feel when I do it too much, it diminishes yields. You have done a nice defoliation job already (the lower parts) so I'd hold off.

 

Yes to your answer . Any leaf that cant be moved that is blocking a bud side needs to be removed
Also your led light will only go about a foot deep into the plants . Anything lower then the foot you need to remove Lollypop more .
Light too close ? You need to get a lumen meter for 15 bucks . Keep it under 80000.
Ditch the hps Upgrade to another qb system .
I just checked a hps 600 bulb last night . 6 INCHES away it will make 80k lumens . And a max area of one foot square . So if your a foot above with that hps your getting 35000 lumens or 650 par not a whole lot to get big yields ,

 

In veg i wont go over 55 to 60 you can see yellowing from it . Once they start to flower i am hitting 85 max all green plant And these plants are in 18 hours autos . In my photo room i use the same amount of light .

 

i agree, but you and I both know its partly strain specific and partly light spectra specific. If he/she is seeing some bleaching, I'd cut it back. You still need to acclimate for larger light levels...

how u doing bryan, been a while bro

 

Back is all recovered . Just the cold lmao ! It soaks right in to the pins .
All and all great im over due to take off on a road trip. I may just fly somewhere warm in the next few weeks .
That I want to get onto a cruse ship But this corona is stopping me . Not to much is new here but knock on wood everything good great . Im cashing in on some stock trades . I am watching everything tumble Im banking profits on bit coin on the fall . How are you ?

 

messed my leg up in a snowmobile freak accident last week, but I'll survive almost sucked my up into the tracks though!

 

Well stop going 200 mph ! lmao , I borrowed one punched it full throttle like a idiot . Up the front end comes . Then i decided i needed to park it i cant afford to take a spill . Fun toys . I like jet skies but i cant ride them anymore . To much pounding the waves .

 

I vote no

 

I vote no - and looks alittle pale in the pics.

 

so you are trying to say a 600 watt hps bulb only covers 1 square foot and has to be 6 inches away I beg to differ but maybe you had a cheapo knock off bulb lol

 

just leave them wait until week 3 after the stretch then adjust so all sites get light

 

It depends on what your trying to accomplish!! I know a lot of people are against it but imo if you want your shoots to grow more then your should defoliate all leaf’s the size of your palm. But if you are at a point where you have the structure you want and your looking to grow your tops for bigger nugs then do not take off large leaf’s because they block light to the lower shoots and help the plant produce more nodes on top shoots. Good luck buddy
I personally aggressively defoliate through veg while making a flat canopy then only take off leaf’s covering the main nugs I want.
Just noticed you were already in flower so that changes things! My bad hahahaha
I like to let them grow however they want for at least a week then go in and defoliate anything that is large and coving bud tops.

 

I suggest going back and read my post again. You do not undrstand . To make 80k lumens yes even with a hortilux bulb that is new .Light from directly under the bulb will produce 80k lumes about a foot around . Now if your 8 inches away i expect that hps to produce 45k to 50k lumes over a 3/3 area easily depending on the reflector being used .. Again leds produce 80k easily into a large area with half the power .

 

i will upgrade this summer but i want to buy top of the line stuff or whatever 1000 bucks can get me something thats 1200 watts at the wall any suggestions

 

I would make a new post later when your ready. Lot of them go on sale And new brands so on
Also if you have craigs list and face book is now starting to have led for sale cheap used.
Just give them a good washing bug killer good to go .