Sativa defoliation

[dlchobbes]

Hey all,
Been growing for a while and have been a fan of defoliation with indicas, but am a little nervous about doing the same with my new sativas. Anyone have success or failure with this?
Bassman59, you listening?

 

[Guy Cavallero]

It shouldn't be any different, sativa or indica. If you're in veg still, you can defoliate at anytime as well as doing any training you might need to. When it comes to flower, I generally defoliate on day 21 and 42, and after that point just leave them to go. Any major defoliation I try to do a couple of days before they get flipped to flower at the latest.

Hope that helps.

 

[dlchobbes]

It does and it supports what I've been thinking. Thanks for the help.

 

[Guy Cavallero]

Swing by for a look......grows in my sig!

 

[dlchobbes]

I looked, didn't see much about defoliation.

 

[Guy Cavallero]

I meant moresi swibg by and say Hi lol.

Defoliation is somewhat of personal preference. As I stated before the these seem to signify 1/3 through flower, 2/3 through flower and then Harvest. On an 8 week strain, that's 8 weeks flower and 1 week flush. That's 63 days......divide by 3 = 21. Hence my 21 day and my 42 day defoliation......hope that helps!

 

[Bud]

Topping, supercroping, lst, Sativas are tall by nature and need to b rained in by all means possible tie um down and defoliate so air gets to the middle of the plants my two cents