Leaves drooping and have bubbles or wrinkles

[alltatup]

Heard!!!!! Word!!!!!

[Nartak]

This should be pinned!!Great intro story for topping/defoliating Greenie!!!

[Green75]

No sarcasm kron....she does look nice...I am not going to push people to cut on their plants....that is something you must learn and feel on your own....it's a very personal and intimate practice....you have to feel comfortable in taking what your ladies work so hard to make...you have to understand why you are taking them and what to look for so you don't take too many....fine line....
I started defoliation years ago out of pure greediness...kept growing too many plants thinking more was better....I had bushes mind you....full of fkn leaves!!! I started cutting and binding to make more room for more plants....cut cut cut till I had room for as many plants as I could fit in there....it was a 7x7 old coal room...I tried always to jam 20-25 plants in there....cut cut cut...over few harvests I noticed my buds getting bigger and longer than past uncut plants.....so what do I do....I go to my mom's house...she is a certified master gardener....I picked her brain about flowers and shrubs...told her I wanted some shrubs I could shape and grow outside my house in front yard. That's when she told me the golden rule!!!!!............

THE MORE YOU CUT THEM THE BIGGER THEY WILL GET

I took that piece of info and went in my basement and I had a young garden at the time....i topped every node in that room and cut Damn near all the leaves off...it was fkn drastic....when I was done I was sure I killed the whole lot.
Few days go by...plants come around....my nerves lighten a bit and I watched as my girls put on tons of new bud sites.....

My mom....unknowingly gave me my best harvest up to that date.....

Since then I have refined my trimming and topping to how I trim now....


So.....your girl looks great.....but she can look better!!

[alltatup]

I agree w/ Lucky: once you start to get the hang of it, it does become intuitive. But exactly how Lucky put it!!!!

[Nartak]

Nartak I thought I put after that it was about 2 months. So at this stage do you guys think it will be ok for me to remove all the big fan leaves on the plant so the shoots can get light?

Sorry man i did not see that!!Ok so now she looks beautiful!!You just gotta make her understand you don't want that popcorn!!Go down inside where there is no light and remove the small shoots,no point in growing them now,soon you can flip!

Look up lolipoping her!!She will need 2 more weeks of veg to recover fully from the topping and grow them shoots,don't waste energy on things that don't get light!

Nartak I thought I put after that it was about 2 months. So at this stage do you guys think it will be ok for me to remove all the big fan leaves on the plant so the shoots can get light?

[Nartak]

I would top her and defoliate her as well....

Quite old doesn't clarify weeks of age nor flowering stage or not lol!! If she is not in flower - if she is not long after 4 weeks veg and if she is doing good in growth,GO FOR IT!!
Cut the head off right down to where your lights are at a good distance,chop the bottom growth off and train her open !! Check greens or my grow or Nebula's manifold/topping training guides on the GWE site!!

[LuckyAcres]

Well, I've been pruning for a very long time so it's very intituive at this point. There are great tutorials on Gwe but pruning to me is a very personal thing. It's the artistry in gardening. I've had to learn lately though that ganja buds require special attention in regards to light. In veg it's all about air flow and bud spots. Keep them clean and healthy. In flowering timing is essential, between stretching and fattening, lots to keep in mind. Removing leaves that cover buds, bud spots that don't receive any direct light, branches that touch each other, keeping the plant in a vase shape, removing dead branches and leaves, sanitation, keeping a close eye on your plants, learning about and spotting early signs of pest issues...but quite honestly if you read through all the tutorials a couple of times you'll have a good head start. Next I'd suggest reading grow journals, green75 is one of the more agressive pruners here, that'd give you an idea of what to aim for maybe. It's more of my pruning style, just gotta get my brain around the particulars of this plant.

This is my first grow LuckyAcres Do you have any tips for defoliating?

[LuckyAcres]

Nice strong looking lady you got there, solid structure too, you could definitely cut some more if vegg is ways away.

Green75 are you being sarcastic lol

[alltatup]

Looks quite vigorous, KD!!

[Green75]

Looks good....good job...

First time defoliating and topping so keep that in mind.