Defoliating

[billymac]

No. I do a little LST and, with the sage advice of @Arthur , this time i "shaved" the lower part of the branches. Other than that i tuck some leaves and, if i must, i clip a few leaves. Nature dude. It's fucking incredible.

incredible is right, amazing what a tiny seed in dirt will do

 

[BigB6]

With all my autos, regardless of training method, as soon as I get a sixth node, I remove under 4.
No more popcorn. Just what works for me. Organic soil auto grower.

This looks incredible. I hate larfy shit. Been trying to figure out a way to stop the popcorn. I will try this on my current grow. Would you think that kind of chopping is strain dependent

 

[Jpkindbud]

I’ve seen it done on photos and autos, indicas and sativas so don’t think so... guessing the plant will let you know. Did it to all plants in my tent. Cali orange is 50/50, white widow and blueberry are indica dominant and Passionfruit punch is also hybrid indica dom. Running 9-10 autos in the 4x4 next. All sativa dom. Gonna do the same with them I think

 

[BigB6]

I’ve seen it done on photos and autos, indicas and sativas so don’t think so... guessing the plant will let you know. Did it to all plants in my tent. Cali orange is 50/50, white widow and blueberry are indica dominant and Passionfruit punch is also hybrid indica dom. Running 9-10 autos in the 4x4 next. All sativa dom. Gonna do the same with them I think

Wow that's a lot of autos in a 4x4. What size pots are you using

 

[Couch_Lock]

9 or 10 autos in a 4 x 4? That leaves no room for humidifiers or large fans. Also need room to step in, adjust light height and hand water.

 

[Jpkindbud]

9 or 10 autos in a 4 x 4? That leaves no room for humidifiers or large fans. Also need room to step in, adjust light height and hand water.

2 gal cloth I think I’ll go with. 9”x9” pot size. Thinkin that’ll give them enough space prob would only do 9. It is manageable I believe. Also I have enough space to pull a couple out to get to back of tent. I got 3 doors in tent if necessary. 2 on sides and full size in front.

 

[Jpkindbud]

2 gal cloth I think I’ll go with. 9”x9” pot size. Thinkin that’ll give them enough space prob would only do 9. It is manageable I believe. Also I have enough space to pull a couple out to get to back of tent. I got 3 doors in tent if necessary. 2 on sides and full size in front.

Also needed no humidifier rt now as humidity in tent, in basement during veg of 4 photos I was struggling to reduce rh. Was getting levels at around 77% it hovers around 50-60 % right now in 4th wk of flower.

 

[Couch_Lock]

I struggle adjusting lights height with 4 plants in my 4 x 4, lol. I'm about 225 lbs tho


I don't like picking up my plants much at all, just to harvest.

 

[Jpkindbud]

Yeah no problem here. 6’ tall at 175 lbs. I’m real active... I think! Land surveyor in the field. Laid off for a few weeks but usually walk about 1.5 to 2 miles a day as well as chopping thru brush with machetes and carrying equip. When in field I could possibly have to walk 300’ to 2600’ just to get to starting point... with 60+ lbs of equip strapped to me in various places. Think I’m one of the healthiest 48 yr olds in my area that doesn’t “work out”...lol

 

[Jpkindbud]

I struggle adjusting lights height with 4 plants in my 4 x 4, lol. I'm about 225 lbs tho


I don't like picking up my plants much at all, just to harvest.

With light heights I had an idea using pulleys to bring all ratchet adjuster cords over to the sides of the tent so it would be easier to adjust...