donmagicjuan
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You got to be pretty stupid if u don't understand leaves are good and it's ur lack of lighting and training that leaves ur leaves in the shadow
IN NO WAY ATTEMPTING TO ARGUE...
UB has been doing the grow forum internet thing for 15 years and growing much much longer than that ...I will not say how long it is as don't wanna rat his age out...he's an ol fart...lol
And he is credited by many popular as well respected cannaphiles for his topping technique for 4 MAIN COLAS
I know he is abrasive and muleheaded worse than a mule but I have to say that what I have included in my style of growing from him has always worked splendidly for ME...and that is all I can say
For all newbies reading the thread... And want to grow some pot... I'm a newbie too... And if i have learn one thing is.... Do not cut the leaves... Read guides by Uncle Ben and get some books... If you want to try stupid shit after... It's up to you but don't drawn yourself pointlessly from the get go...
then don't do it. the choice is yours. but how can you say it don't work if you haven't tried it?? right now desertrats opinion holds more weight than yours to me, he went out and did it. and I know it works, cause I went out and did it also. learn apply, and decide.... knowledge is powerDesert rats top and prune looks like garbage unhealthy as hell plus the first two plants have buds the last topped one has no bud they are at different ages its bullshit and those plants suck
I am totally on the bandwagon of put light down there and lose no leaves...but my climate room is designed for it as I love sativas and old plants imo for ME are the highYou got to be pretty stupid if u don't understand leaves are good amend it's ur lack of lighting and training that leaves ur leaves in the shadow
I defoliated for the first time ever this past run. My yield didn't suffer. I had better air circulation. I think overall yield was actually better, but won't know for sure until next week..
With all respect... Good for you man... But without creating a thread with all the details about the grow and comparing it to someone elses grow... I find that all the skepticals in here will say bay... Cuz defoliation have proven two things... That lower buds get more light but that also the plant re grows fan leafs : waste of energy
That's all well and good bro. I really have nothing to prove and don't care how others grow. Fact is, I've tried it now and it hasn't caused any yield issues like others have said it does absolutely. I might also point out that most folks who dismiss it have never tried it. Seems odd to me.
and if he had a parachute on?People dismissing it is thinking in a different way. It's safe to say that if you jump off a high building onto a solid surface the acceleration or gravitational pull that the earth have upon your body mass will end up killing you...
I'm no scientist but i have come to the thought that leaves go yellow because the plant either doesn't store at all or very little of nitrogen... And nitrogen is one of the three basic elements in plant growth... So it must be present in order for anything to happen including flower reproduction... If the leaves are removed... Then the plant will be utilizing this element at a certain time to produce leaves.. It just doesn't add up in my head... Maybe I'm just slow or something...
Then he "survives"... I was just being sillyand if he had a parachute on?
knowledge is power
I was just giving you a solutionThen he "survives"... I was just being silly
That's all well and good bro. I really have nothing to prove and don't care how others grow. Fact is, I've tried it now and it hasn't caused any yield issues like others have said it does absolutely. I might also point out that most folks who dismiss it have never tried it. Seems odd to me.
People dismissing it is thinking in a different way. It's safe to say that if you jump off a high building onto a solid surface the acceleration or gravitational pull that the earth have upon your body mass will end up killing you... We have seen it happen already....but so there are many other ways of sure death that can be calculated with science... People who don't believe in defoliation without trying it is because there is no scientific data to up port it.. Matter fat I'm pretty sure it goes against basic botany concepts... But I do not... I'm no expert..