it is worth it to defoliate in veg?
i have these crazy plants with huge leaves. not hand size, bigger. plants are not even 5 weeks old yet.
Usually i just tuck the big ones and defoliate at flower start, then just after stretch. Or, during veg when the plant is growing too densely as a form of training. I’ve had some super dense growth that looked like it would just mold.
this would be to allow the lower parts of the plant to develop more. these giant fans are smothering the plant and i need bushes, not trees.
For now, i just tucked the big leaves, but they are going to be a problem causing too much humidity and less light to bud sites. and, they are going to get bigger.