Okie Smokey
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Honestly, the leaf growth on my Eleven Roses specimen (the only plant I have growing now) has been nothing short of incredible. This plant is on the 3rd day of flower schedule and its highest apex is about 22", with 5 more apices 20"-21" tall. There are probably over 35 budding sites. I've defoliated 1 3/4 oz of now dried fan leaves over the 56 days of veg. The regrowth of the new fan leaves are once again shading out the outside, internal and some upper budding sites down from the main apices. I have lights on three sides of the plant and do 1/4 turns to give exposure to the light sources. My tent temps at full tilt run 81*-84* w/lights on and about 64* at night. I'm modulating the humidity at night to about 47% rh and about 55%-64% with the lights on.
I have one small oscillating fun running at ground level for aeriation/circulation. I can't run my 4" venting fan extraction unattended because it sucks the humidity down to 37% or lower if I'd allow it.
I've read recommendations in more than one discussion to wait till 3rd week in flower before defoliating (when in flower). The plant appears to me to once again, suggest I should take some of the floral and circulation interfering fan leaves to keep down the chance for fungal problems and other issues, as well as expose budding sites to all the available light. The plant is in fantastic health having only shown a little CaMg deficiency early on.
Can someone knowledgeable speak to my concern ?
Now, let me just say this image is from a few weeks ago and I have defoliated since. So, it doesn't represent the current stage of the plant. I will post another image to this thread of its current state soon.
Thanks everone.
I have one small oscillating fun running at ground level for aeriation/circulation. I can't run my 4" venting fan extraction unattended because it sucks the humidity down to 37% or lower if I'd allow it.
I've read recommendations in more than one discussion to wait till 3rd week in flower before defoliating (when in flower). The plant appears to me to once again, suggest I should take some of the floral and circulation interfering fan leaves to keep down the chance for fungal problems and other issues, as well as expose budding sites to all the available light. The plant is in fantastic health having only shown a little CaMg deficiency early on.
Can someone knowledgeable speak to my concern ?
Now, let me just say this image is from a few weeks ago and I have defoliated since. So, it doesn't represent the current stage of the plant. I will post another image to this thread of its current state soon.
Thanks everone.
Thanks very much ZZman. my overhead LED T5's (grow and bloom are about 12" over the terminal buds, a VIparspectra XS2000 is vertical at 18" and a Viparspectra 600 V (grow+bloom sections) are about 18" from plant. Lights over head and on two sides.
