Hello and thanks for reading!
Have just joined this site and this is my first post so gona be a longish one!! (Sorry!)
What ive got
80 cm (32") x 80 cm (32") x 160 cm (64") tent
r900 Viparspector led
6" extraction
4" inlet
2 X fan controllers 1 set to 25 degrees (day time) 1 set to 18 degrees (night time)
6" tent fan
6" rhino pro filter (set up outside of tent)
2 X plants Were both brought from different shops and were both supposed to be Incredible Bulk by Dr Krippling (Now theyre grown thats obviously not the case!)
Both topped once
Each in their own 20 litre root nurse fabric pot with 20 litres of Gold Label Special Mix soil
Feeding with old timer nutes (veg bloom bloom boost and magne-cal+)
Feeding schedule feed water feed water
Growing using the scrog method Net size 27" X 12"
Started flowering stage 09/03
And now following "Nebula's Flowering Stage Defoliation Tutorial"!
So as per the tutorial I cut off just about every leaf under the net and almost all leafs above just before I flipped to flowering (09/03)
I did not remove any bud sites (see pics)
It is now 3 days before the second defoliation is due as per tutorial (3 weeks after first defoliation) and this is what my pants look like today (see pics!)
As you can see ive had a lot of growth on both plants in the last 2 and a half weeks
Plus the plant on the right is a lot more leafy than the one on the left! (as said am now thinking that they are 2 different types of plants as they no longer look the same!)
So now to my question (finally!)
In the tutorial it says
"After that, I'm done with the majority of defoliation! From week 3 and on, I only remove leaves if they're covering a bud site (and I can't tuck the leaf away) or if the plant starts getting too bushy through the middle and bottom. Each leaf provides energy to the plant, and I cherish them... unless they get in the way!
As you can see the plant on the right is very leafy and those leafs are covering the buds below
So im guessing that judging by the growth ive had in the last 2 and a half weeks the plant on the right will need to be continuously defoliated to some extent to keep the bud sites open
Is it advisable to do this continuously ( every few days as needed) or would it be better to do this say once every week / 2 weeks / 3 weeks?!?
Im thinking that it would be best to do this continuously / as needed as this will keep the bud sites below the top level open at all times but thought it would be best to ask what others have done and found to work
The plant on the left is not as leafy so imagine this could be defoliated once every week or so?!?
Once again thank you for reading and for any answers / advice given!
Have just joined this site and this is my first post so gona be a longish one!! (Sorry!)
What ive got
80 cm (32") x 80 cm (32") x 160 cm (64") tent
r900 Viparspector led
6" extraction
4" inlet
2 X fan controllers 1 set to 25 degrees (day time) 1 set to 18 degrees (night time)
6" tent fan
6" rhino pro filter (set up outside of tent)
2 X plants Were both brought from different shops and were both supposed to be Incredible Bulk by Dr Krippling (Now theyre grown thats obviously not the case!)
Both topped once
Each in their own 20 litre root nurse fabric pot with 20 litres of Gold Label Special Mix soil
Feeding with old timer nutes (veg bloom bloom boost and magne-cal+)
Feeding schedule feed water feed water
Growing using the scrog method Net size 27" X 12"
Started flowering stage 09/03
And now following "Nebula's Flowering Stage Defoliation Tutorial"!
So as per the tutorial I cut off just about every leaf under the net and almost all leafs above just before I flipped to flowering (09/03)
I did not remove any bud sites (see pics)
It is now 3 days before the second defoliation is due as per tutorial (3 weeks after first defoliation) and this is what my pants look like today (see pics!)
As you can see ive had a lot of growth on both plants in the last 2 and a half weeks
Plus the plant on the right is a lot more leafy than the one on the left! (as said am now thinking that they are 2 different types of plants as they no longer look the same!)
So now to my question (finally!)
In the tutorial it says
"After that, I'm done with the majority of defoliation! From week 3 and on, I only remove leaves if they're covering a bud site (and I can't tuck the leaf away) or if the plant starts getting too bushy through the middle and bottom. Each leaf provides energy to the plant, and I cherish them... unless they get in the way!
As you can see the plant on the right is very leafy and those leafs are covering the buds below
So im guessing that judging by the growth ive had in the last 2 and a half weeks the plant on the right will need to be continuously defoliated to some extent to keep the bud sites open
Is it advisable to do this continuously ( every few days as needed) or would it be better to do this say once every week / 2 weeks / 3 weeks?!?
Im thinking that it would be best to do this continuously / as needed as this will keep the bud sites below the top level open at all times but thought it would be best to ask what others have done and found to work
The plant on the left is not as leafy so imagine this could be defoliated once every week or so?!?
Once again thank you for reading and for any answers / advice given!
But as long as you understand there's no real rule to abide by, that you should adapt because your situation might have slights differences, then it's all fine 
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