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Defoliate this late in flower?

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PuravidaC

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I'm in week 4 or 5 of flower (6 wks from light switch). Can I, should I, take more fan leaves on top this late? A lot of bud sites are heavily shaded. Can't even see all bud sites.
 

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Oh yea those are busy. The earlier in flower you can pluck leaves the better. The more late u do it the more it stresses the plants out. I would clean up but only take what is shadowing the bud
 
I know in the tutorial it says to stop taking leaves after week 3 because it can stunt bud growth, but I also know it says you want to avoid any big fan leaves covering your buds sites :) That seems like a tough decision! I'm not sure whether you should remove any leaves but I just want to say that from my point of view your plant looks great :wink:
 
Okay, I cleaned her up a bit. Looks much better to me. Buds diffently getting more light. She has always responded dramatically to trimming in the past so we shall see. No need for weed wacker, King. I prefer to call it "strategic defoliation"! 😆
 
I have defoliated her 5 times now. She has always responded robustly! I even thinned secondary colas that wouldn't do much but can now see I should have kept a closer look on other secondary colas that have burst onto the scene!
 
Sorry Nugs, it was you I meant to respond to with my weed wacker comment! 😎 Everything I have read about defoliating says it's for experienced growers. I've had a couple of successful indoor grows but still learning with each grow. A lot of it seems to be common sense but as I only grow one plant at a time, for personal use, one hiccup would be bad!
 
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