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    Did I defoliate the right amount?

    I just defoliated my Sour Diesel three weeks after the flip to 12/12. Did I take the right amount off? Did I take too much? Any other opinions or advice?

    Here’s a before and after.

    This is a Sour Diesel from Crop King, grown in FFOF soil, using Fox Farm nutes.
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    #2
    yeah Rik you took a lot of leaves that would have been used by the plant for energy for bud growth so they may not fatten as much as possible. Good looking colas tho!
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    • Rik
      Rik commented
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      Damn that’s really disappointing, I was trying to go off of the main site’s tutorial advice to remove almost all of the fan leaves.

    #3
    Will it grow any additional fan leaves in the next few weeks?

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      #4
      I’m feeling a little better about this now after reading and re-reading this article:

      by Nebula Haze Introduction to Bud-Based Defoliation What is cannabis defoliation, and why/how does removing leaves from a cannabis plant increase yields?


      especially this photo from that page. It doesn’t look that different from mine in terms of the amount of foliage left on.
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        #5
        I bet they grow out with huge colas. Just pamper them with care and lots of light.
        Don't worry, be happy, grow sticky buds.

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        • Rik
          Rik commented
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          Thanks Ckbrew

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