New Grower What do you think about defoilation?

[Eyes on Fire]

your right they do block light. I must have read that wrong but again its more of a NOT a whole leaf removal man, its selective prunnng of either firnger or multiple finger to again let the light get to the lowers and also maintaining the energy photosynthesis. I miss read that cuz you said leaves block light [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] and that a wrong misnomer or some such so thats why I mis read that. but pro selective/defoliation is almost a mandantory thing to maximize yeild and plant production leaving ALL the fan in full glory is truly beautiful yet is bad for the lowers, its a skill not a hobby maintained by random pruning,its a technique thats either taught or learned through trial and error. and its well worth learning to have thea so awesomely awesome tool in that toolbox and understanding of zero or low low stress and scarring of leaves that will continue to transfer energy to the plant as a whole.

 

[Resinhound]

https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=6422

 

[Resinhound]

I can agree with selective pruning, that makes sense. But random stripping of leaves makes no sense.

You have to approach it with the mindset of directing energy, removing small shoots along a main node or clipping a terminal node at the bottom of the plant for example. But not mindlessly stripping leaves.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

all thats saying is that it'll grow and thats 100% accurate that it'll pass through a small bit to again grow and perform but will not reach maximum potential nor structure with that slightet manipulations,but again you need to let MORE light through in small spots to maximize potential. DAMN am I not saying this right? have you even tried a test yourself with an HONEST tur go at it to see and try and learn it instead of poo poo ing it off,ive done it 1000 times, just cuz you read it on the internet you cant take it 100% full on ride to be always and forever the only way to grow as to one selective set of science principles,there are natural and realistic dealings within that relm as you posted in that link, removing one finger on a leaf is NOT going to hamper or massively slow or hinder growth,in fact it lets is structure out,pull up and out and again improving later growth for better structure and performance and yield, I do it every grow. some yes some no cuz Im lazy and hurt but i see it EVERY single grow outdoors and in..when I did OD grows anyways,same principle applies.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

LMAO dude I concur ripping leaves off is a foolish notion and should be ripped from the pages of history. self interest gets people a long way in believing that there are minimal only ways of doing things,many and alomst all things naturally ocurring and living things can be majorly improved on with a small bit of care and tending. dont you do better with that? we all do. ignore that middle section then I posted as you posted ,but thanks man, since I can promise you it works. give it a true shot for 6 months and see it. it'll change your mind I promise you that,thats how i learned it .going from randomly and very stupidly ripping of large fans LOL!

 

[Resinhound]

I have given it a fair shot, over the years and my methods produce the most bud in the smallest space. My plants grow buds not only up but all the way down the main branch almost to the level of the growing medium. You can't do that by mindlessly lollipoping your plants of leaves halfway down the plant.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

oh yeah man, trimming fingers is the way to go bro. works beautifully all day long,I get thee same exact results when I work on a plant and want it to do well, like you.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

see here ya go man, this in pretty much any form or matching of trimming partial and.or whole fingers are excellent. and you can remove whole leaves yet thats another whole skill all together.older more stable and mature autos can handle it decently(genetics plays a role too) but young and developing has to be done literally like one or two only.max. but i dont do that often since it can be a lil funky at times.

 

[Resinhound]

see here ya go man, this in pretty much any form or matching of trimming partial and.or whole fingers are excellent. and you can remove whole leaves yet thats another whole skill all together.older more stable and mature autos can handle it decently(genetics plays a role too) but young and developing has to be done literally like one or two only.max. but i dont do that often since it can be a lil funky at times.

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Honestly removing individual leaf fingers that are exposed to light in order to expose other leaves to light makes absolutely NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.

again... There is a reason plants layer leaves, since light DOES PASS THROUGH Leaves. Layering is the most efficient way to maximize photosynthesis.

These plants know what they are doing better than you do bro, they LAYER leaves for a reason.

As I said pruning useless shoots is one thing, hacking up leaves is another.

Again leaf Layering is a good thing, light does pass through leaves, this is a proven fact. And once you concede that fact, anyone should be able to tell why the plant chooses to layer leaves. It's more efficient and exposes the most photosynthically active surfaces to light.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

your first hole on your science debate is the fact that genes across the globe produce a lot more leaves than they need in many cases including and specifically cannabis and to let the maximum amount of energy reach the lower to help them mature up and increase in the wee ass small marble nugget it MIGHT become over a golf ball. I do it all the time and when you read enough to have a real debate come and find me,in the mean time ill show you in time yet again with pics to prove my point that the lowers need a small measure of increased lumens to maintain the maximum yield in a small package. unless you wanna side light and even then,an even more small case of defoliation imo would still be required.