Would you defol this?

yeatster said:

It's in a 3 g. pot. I filled it but it settled to more like 2 g. of Promix bx and perlite. When I pull on 1 cola the whole plant pulls. Maybe I'm using the wrong jargon here but I can't think of a better word than uprooting.

I can pull from the top of the bud, but don't want to tie anything onto the bud itself.

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Support the opposite side first,so it cant.

<Best dr.mcCoy voice>

My god man cutting off leafs is not the answer,the leaves must be exposed to light!...now put away your butcher knives and save this harvest!...

it will probably break seeing how far into flower it is ...... i wouldnt do anything but give it another month ..... if you stop feeding it the fans will fall off on their own

yeatster said:

What do you think Sick? Defol or no?

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General consensus seems to be no, and I'd be inclined to agree. Your plants are looking real nice man. If you have supplemental lighting or can open her up some like @Resinhound suggests, it would be preferable to get penetration that way. You'd be gutted if you did defoliate, and stunted/slowed bud development so late in her life cycle. Leave that leafy bitch be!

tekdc911 said:

it will probably break seeing how far into flower it is ...... i wouldnt do anything but give it another month ..... if you stop feeding it the fans will fall off on their own

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Ya ive broke a few...lol.Like said if you dont feel comfortable definately dont push it,but maybe on a future grow you can start sooner

Anyways...keep your leaves man.You need em now more than ever.Ive had buds grow all the way to the dirt that were totally blocked by leaves.They really will still grow.

Dont listen to stoner,PHD.

I wasnt refering to you tekdc911,lol.

SickSickWorld said:

General consensus seems to be no, and I'd be inclined to agree. Your plants are looking real nice man. If you have supplemental lighting or can open her up some like @Resinhound suggests, it would be preferable to get penetration that way. You'd be gutted if you did defoliate, and stunted/slowed bud development so late in her life cycle. Leave that leafy bitch be!

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lol, no.

Resinhound said:

Ya ive broke a few...lol.Like said if you dont feel comfortable definately dont push it,but maybe on a future grow you can start sooner

Anyways...keep your leaves man.You need em now more than ever.Ive had buds grow all the way to the dirt that were totally blocked by leaves.They really will still grow.

Dont listen to stoner,PHD.

I wasnt refering to you tekdc911,lol.

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lol, no.

billytimmy said:

lol, no.

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I defoliated two plants mid flower. And left two plants untouched next to them. Two different strains. One defoliated, and one not of each of the two strains. I only removed fan leaves that were covering bud sites. The ones with the fans removed produced way less than the ones untouched.

Alienwidow said:

I defoliated two plants mid flower. And left two plants untouched next to them. Two different strains. One defoliated, and one not of each of the two strains. I only removed fan leaves that were covering bud sites. The ones with the fans removed produced way less than the ones untouched.

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great datapoint and I appreciate you quoting your actual experience rather than just parroting bullshit like that idiot resinhound

tekdc911 said:

it will probably break seeing how far into flower it is ...... i wouldnt do anything but give it another month ..... if you stop feeding it the fans will fall off on their own

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Ya if its that ridged i could see it breaking. And i also agree that the plant will figure out what leaves it should drop. Plants are smart.