Hey mate, I usually don't let anything get bigger than the palm of my hand, but I have been told I'm quite drastic with my plucking but I get good results.
no worries about jacking the thread as we are still talking about the subject of defoliation. frankly I am pumped to have interested supporters and interested detractors. hubris may be responsible for some of the BS; I'm not deterred.
i like this rule. I will read up on it.
I read about the 1" petiole somewhere else, probably from you. that seems like a good idea because, at that point, another set of leaves is closer to the meristem, powering growth from there. now the leaf with the petiole is perhaps in competition with the inflorescence.
cmon don't leave. this is exactly the question I am pondering. help me answer it.
UB is an academic doing real research and we are just noobs wasting time and everything else in our stupid indoor sandbox.
I agree with all of this. I feel like my chemdawgs want N in week 7. they look pale. I wish I'd fed it to them longer.
Healthy plants will produce more foliage than they need, to compensate for natural defoliation (weather, pests etc.). So when we care for plants indoors and remove those factors, there is a good possibility the plant has more leaves than it needs to function at it's maximum. Some leaves can go and have no effect on the plant's functions... it's a natural defense mechanism for the plant. However, unless those leaves are unhealthy and draining energy to stay alive (which is usually a mistake on our parts via feeding or whatever), I don't think their existence (even if shading sites) will negatively affect flower growth. Some indoor growers I respect and who consistently get huge yields, don't yank anything but they also have extremely healthy plants start to finish. Since all their leaves are green and happy, the leaves are strictly producing energy, not taking any away. That's their logic anyway and I tend to agree based on looking at their bushes, haha.
I defol this plant 2weeks into flower now they are at 32days an aim for 56day harvest
Haha, I bet your gonna see the difference in growth between the two table very quickly, I can't wait to see pics in a week.
I usually do it once a week, but I'm not religious about it, when things start to get bushy, I tidy it up.
Since you seem to think budsites need light to produce, why don't you completely defoliate your plant?
Wow, just.... Wow..... If you have such a low opinion of those here, why bother posting at all? This is just rude and unproductive and to be honest I would have expected better from a community veteran. Very disappointing.
go study your citrus plants and drink your HaterAde in the orange grove.
