Extreme Defoliation...

[Herb & Suds]

UB is a horrible person that's is seperate from this. True

Red pen is quoting UBs own articles that is a big circle jerk with simply UBs opinion so without actual points the article and the credibility falls on UB who is is POS...I'll comfortable with my tight rope walk.

Oh no... the stripping has begun
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I don't consider lollipopping , extreme defoliation

 

[mudballs]

you can't quantify what "much" stress is though. if there are other stressors, that might be the straw that broke the indicas back.

Around 7% defol and no stress i read somewhere...anymore and it's a stress

 

[PJ Diaz]

you can't quantify what "much" stress is though. if there are other stressors, that might be the straw that broke the indicas back.

It's not cut and dry.

 

[rkymtnman]

Around 7% defol and no stress i read somewhere...anymore and it's a stress

to play devils advocate, i grow at almost 9000 ft. would 7% here cause the same stress level at sea level. i doubt it.

 

[mudballs]

to play devils advocate, i grow at almost 9000 ft. would 7% here cause the same stress level at sea level. i doubt it.

Dude..i like you

 

[rkymtnman]

Dude..i like you

thx for those videos. now i definitely see what you are talking about. pretty cool.

 

[mudballs]

2nd time ive posted them in this thread...this is monotonous

 

[rkymtnman]

2nd time ive posted them in this thread...this is monotonous

how did you learn about it? trial and error or did you read something about it?

 

[Brettman]

Lol, living rent free in a few people's minds just sucks racist UB is there too

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About to strip these to 1-2 nodes and 2 leaves

Are they cool with you taking photos at work or do you have to do it when nobody’s looking?

 

[J232]

Are they cool with you taking photos at work or do you have to do it when nobody’s looking?

I don’t care how healthy he keeps the algae, I would of fired him by now.

 

[Samwell Seed Well]

I don't consider lollipopping , extreme defoliation

Extreme, shwazzery, other hyperbole... not really botanical or horticultural terms. Ub out there making his own boogeyman to artificially create a debate that's not a debate.

I dont either.not all Stress is made the same, if you defol to the point of dmg you have done it wrong

 

[Samwell Seed Well]

I don’t care how healthy he keeps the algae, I would of fired him by now.

Lol my old boss thought the same thing... a yr after being fired there revenue is a 1/3 of what it was when I was growing there

Now they need me to bail them out... I get all my.old stock back for free. Go team algea

 

[Samwell Seed Well]

Thai styx

 

[mudballs]

how did you learn about it? trial and error or did you read something about it?

Both...reading, then trying stuff, observing outcomes...more reading...fighting..blocking..more growing and fighting...mostly fighting

 

[Samwell Seed Well]

Are they cool with you taking photos at work or do you have to do it when nobody’s looking?

It's my work, I run the farm. So it's OK.

What we are not allowed to do, LCB rules is advertise...

 

[Boatguy]

are you familiar with the uncle ben topping method? it's a thread here. he tops at the 2nd true node when the plant gets to a decent height to get 4 main colas.
so you're saying you can achieve the same by removing fan leaves and not actually topping?

He also said the goal should be to keep leaves green till harvest... I still i havent pulled that off.
His topping technique works like a charm though

 

[rkymtnman]

He also said the goal should be to keep leaves green till harvest... I still i havent pulled that off.
His topping technique works like a charm though

i'm getting closer to all green. i also try to not get tip burn either. that might be harder than keeping them green IMO.

 

[Boatguy]

i'm getting closer to all green. i also try to not get tip burn either. that might be harder than keeping them green IMO.

Neither are an easy thing.

 

[Boatguy]

Removing side shoots is a common practice with taller varieties of tomato.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=[URL]https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-cherry-tomatoes.htm&ved=2ahUKEwjfqtOdyuH1AhWnrHIEHSIOCrIQFnoECAEQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3ndub2Ox_s_NgxsAmrcWMo

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From the link...
Continued care involves pinching off the suckers that pop up when growing cherry tomatoes. Look at where the branches meet the stalk and form a “V.” Removing the small suckers at these junctions and at the bottom of the main stalk will let your plant to use more of its energy to make fruit.

Plucking suckers is pretty normal practice. Removing 90% of leaves, not so much

 

[Star Dog]

Plucking suckers is pretty normal practice. Removing 90% of leaves, not so much

Oh... i thought it had moved on to whether defoliation was beneficial or not when soya beans and cotton got a mention.