Defoliation Experiment - Side by Side Sister Clones
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Samwell Seed Well
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...but...but...but
defoliation has zero benefits , say its not even a commercial farming technique or anyhting....come on man
RIU is about CFL's and commercial yields
UncleReemis
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They should both be lstd in the same way if possible. This way we know for sure if it helps, harms or does nothing.
stickybuds*
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are you going to lift all 4 plants so the canopy is level at all times ?
if you are, for the space used in the flower room, plant 3 and 4 are going to give you the best yield, but the The Controller will yield the most but take a lot more room, without the extra veg time Sinéad O'Connor needs you will pull a low yield
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joe macclennan
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so you are saying he should lift the defoliated plants to get them closer to the light?
sounds like a really unbiased plan.
they should all remain on the floor at the same level. Only with differing techniques for pruning or defoliation.
UncleReemis
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Well. Would that be fair to give O'Connor extra veg time to compensate for the vegetative growth that's been removed? Should Susan have half of the extra veg time O'Connor get's since it's a selective defoliation? Should any LST be involved?
joe macclennan
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lol @ sinead oconnor 
no it's not fair. if you wanna do a totally unbiased test everything should remain the same
except for training pruning and the defoliation technique used.
and this goes for veg time too.
edit: and nutes
no it's not fair. if you wanna do a totally unbiased test everything should remain the same
except for training pruning and the defoliation technique used.
and this goes for veg time too.
edit: and nutes
chuck estevez
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I agree. Kinda been my whole defense against defoliation. The extra time and energy and any extra yield(if Any) isn't worth it vs just doing a topping or supercropping her.lol @ sinead oconnor
no it's not fair. if you wanna do a totally unbiased test everything should remain the same
except for training pruning and the defoliation technique used.
and this goes for veg time too.
edit: and nutes
joe macclennan
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exactamundo!
but lets lift up the defoliated plants to allow them closer access to the lights
cuz they'll need all the help they can get
lol
profterpen
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I have to agree level bottoms. Who knows Sinead O' might have a height advantage. Could be without using energy on the leafs all the plants Auxin could elongate the main stem¿ Then the other girls would be at a disadvantage.
joe macclennan
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everything equal..except trimming techniques.
course we are trusting you to do this as it would be pretty easy to put bucket under them before and after pics
course we are trusting you to do this as it would be pretty easy to put bucket under them before and after pics
stickybuds*
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any plants you train should be lifted so the canopy is level, just think if you did a side by side UB topping vs untrained plant and did'nt lift the plants so the canopy was level
one plant could be 3 ft and the other plant 18" UB plant would turn out crap and the untrained plant would win hands down.
got to be a fair test, all plants get the same light and the yield is based on how much room they take
joe macclennan
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lol they would get the same light if you didn't hack them to death.
it's not the the undefucked plants fault they are bigger and stronger.
it's not the the undefucked plants fault they are bigger and stronger.
stickybuds*
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trimming techniques need a lot of light (600w) 12"-18" above the canopy, any higher just isn't going to work so I now the results before it startseverything equal..except trimming techniques.
course we are trusting you to do this as it would be pretty easy to put bucket under them before and after pics
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
nah, that wouldn't have anything to do with one plant being healthy and the other, well, not, don't know where you get this info from.
joe macclennan
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as do I
as do I
you can skew the results of this experiment in anyway you wish.
the fact remains that doing these things to a plant will only prolong veg time which reduces efficiency
will you get a neat looking bonzai plant with nice colas at the end?....Probably so.
but this isn't a bonzai forum I don't think
stickybuds*
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yeh my plants are grown and shaped a bit like a bonzai tree and have nice even cola's at the end
I fill my flower room so I get that exact result after vegging my plants for 7 weeks and flowering for 9 weeks, yeh they do stay small too, 18-24" high is what I aim for with loads of 12"-18" long thick cola's on each plant, why would you not want plants like this ???????????????
I fill my flower room so I get that exact result after vegging my plants for 7 weeks and flowering for 9 weeks, yeh they do stay small too, 18-24" high is what I aim for with loads of 12"-18" long thick cola's on each plant, why would you not want plants like this ???????????????
joe macclennan
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because i'd rather veg for less than a month and produce the same amount???
I dunno, call me crazy
I dunno, call me crazy
chuck estevez
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- You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to joe macclennan again.
- You're crazy