Pruning to allow more light because of crowding

[george w kush]

i welcome any advice,i have 5 girls in a small space and am 3 weeks into bloom stage.they are very bushy and i am thinking of removing some leaves to thin it out and allow more light in,i am hesitant to do anything that will adversely affect my healthy plants..i have been unable to find a thread on this,im sure there must be a few ..thanks

 

[Cultivator]

check out my journal in my signature or the bassmans. just look through grow journals and u'll find loads on defoliation. take off amy leaves that are blocking light to lower bud sites. no more than 50% of leaves as i have no i9dea on strain and what u have done up to this point. check out these threads.

My First Grow Journal-Holy Grail Kush- Purple Kush 6x12 Scrog 4 x 600W LEDs On Movers

Bassman's 6th - RDWC - Hi-Defoliation Martian & Master Kush

heres a good debate

Trimming before flowering?

 

[george w kush]

Thanks friend , appreciate the advice. I have 5 plants .. 3 OG kush and 2 white widow

 

[Cultivator]

why dont u start a journal with pictures mate? easier to see that way. Check out my new journal in my signature. Its just starting but i'll show defoliation techniques amongst other things.

 

[george w kush]

 

[george w kush]

This is the OG girls 20 days after switching to 12/12 ..i will take another pic after i trim leaves tomorrow (dark cycle or i would do it now)

 

[george w kush]

other info if relevant..600 watt MH using sensi-bloom formula

 

[throwdo]

a good defoliation will proabley do wonders good luck

 

[george w kush]

i agree,bassman and cultivator have alleviated my fear of stunting them,there argument for doing this was well supported and explained,was wondering if you coat the cut stub with root stimulator to provide protection?

 

[Cultivator]

i wouldnt flower under mh mate, u get much in way of yield. switch to hps.

 

[Muttt]

Yeah I agree MH for veg .... and HPS for flower.


I deffoliate. I take off all the lower crap that doesn't get light through the canopy. You should deffoliate about 2 weeks before you send them into flower. If you defolitate in the middle of flower it can stall out or slow your bud production by a week or two. But, deffoliating the lower stuff lets the energy that was being used to make those tiny popcorn buds and transfers it up to the buds that are developing.


Before ..............

After .................

 

[george w kush]

Obviously I'm ass backwards. I was veg with HPS and bloom with MH, I will switch that bulb out, thanks to all

 

[george w kush]

OK so i switched to HPS and gave the girls a good trimming OG KUSH and a WW..thanks again to all who chimed in