Extreme Defoliation...

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twentyeight.threefive said:
Nice! How much do they weigh after you dry and trim them?
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I only count dry weight as buds that have been trimmed & cured.. The average weight of the plants last run was 19-21 ounces. I log everything after its been trimmed and binned for curing. Off 6 plants I got 5.75 LBS of dry trim......
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I might have gone more extreme than others. It still filled out nicely in flower and didn't miss a beat.

Right after defoliation

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4-5 weeks later in flower

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calvin.m16 said:
@bk78 Why do I not recall ever seeing any pics of your grow? You probably grow in a tent. lmfao

If you think those plants are under 16 ounces you're genuinely stupid. I'm averaging 8 # per/4 lights with 6 plants.
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8# under almost 5k watts?

That’s alright for a new grower I guess.
 
Samwell Seed Well said:
Eliciting an atypical hormone response never slows them down... leave all those unneeded leaves and branches and nodes for the plant to use up energy to support, that will slow it down, then just prune them well 10 days before flower
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Idk enough about the subject to dispute it with you, i expect less foliage = less growth not more.

I'm not saying that's correct but it stands to reason that less surface area making energy will slow growth?

I've got my hands full atm but I intend to do a sbs for myself, my limited experience with it suggests that it slows height/stretch after flipping hence trying it to slow growth.
 
Star Dog said:
Idk enough about the subject to dispute it with you, i expect less foliage = less growth not more.

I'm not saying that's correct but it stands to reason that less surface area making energy will slow growth?

I've got my hands full atm but I intend to do a sbs for myself, my limited experience with it suggests that it slows height/stretch after flipping hence trying it today slow growth.
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It seems to me that it spends more energy growing the leaves back than stretching out the plant.
 
Star Dog said:
Idk enough about the subject to dispute it with you, i expect less foliage = less growth not more.

I'm not saying that's correct but it stands to reason that less surface area making energy will slow growth?

I've got my hands full atm but I intend to do a sbs for myself, my limited experience with it suggests that it slows height/stretch after flipping hence trying it to slow growth.
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There a lot of things that seem binary, that are not. Not every leaf is equal in its photosynthestic ability not ever leaf is needed... I strip every plant in vegetative growth each week, I notice that the growth is better then when I don't.

What do I know i only have 600 plants to work with...

The single plant below was 2 weeks out of the clone dome...and not even in perfect health and still good size and good amount of structure already built up. .
 

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I can't agree with extreme Defoliation, but thinning the plants out, removing all the thin stretched shoots, you only want one main shoot every 6-12".
If you the rootmass is feeding 100 shoots( 2ftx2ft plant) there not going to grow large, they have not got the room or water/food and most the canopy will be stems not buds, if you grow 8 main shoots in a 2ft x 2ft, give them lots of space the shoots can grow 4" thick
Each shoot is receiving 10x more water, food, light and has the space to grow.

Removing a few fan leaves in flower can really help if the canopy is too think, fan leaves need space, light and airflow to prevent mold.
 
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