Bonus points for before and after pics
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I try to do as little defoliating as possible and just tuck leaves until after stretch to avoid any potential stunting but I do take some leaves here and there if I really think it will help lower branches before the main round of defoliation happens. After stretch you can just treat it like a photo as far as defoliation IMO and do whatever you would normally do.
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Thats what i was hoping to hear. They’ve gotten to the point that they’re pretty much tall enough. And after they get a certain height leaf tucking just hides a different bud site below that. Plus this bushey cant be healthy.
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with “defoliating” you cause stress, also Auto’s are on a time schedule no matter what so a 1-2 week recovery time is out of the question , below is the auto growth cycle:
Veg stage - week 1-3
Flower stage - weeks 4-12 (depends on strain) the norm is 70 day flower
that being said defoliate fans that block light to buds - very light (4-5 leaves) once in flower
As for scrog,topping, mainling, ect should be done in veg
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