pretty sad how low some will go to to try and remain relevant in the defoliation debate,
Ive been defo'ing for years in veg and bloom with positive results.
here is my latest grow,
in bloom i did 2 major defoliations, about 10 days apart.
42ish days in 12/12
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well it all strain dependent and as needed,
i use to wait till near the end of stretch but since going all MH in veg-n-bloom stretch isn't an issue anymore, I get a foot or less of stretch now.
plus I always do a good defo in veg just before flipping the lites
this round it was around 15 days and again near 25 days.
I pulled around 12-15lbs out on each defo this round under 6000w
it looks scary for a few days but after a week of letting lite into the interior regions of the plants it goes ape,
then explodes with growth and what would have most likely been inferior popcorn turns into respectable sized nugz running up the stems
after that its a constant random defo here and there when i'm doing whatever in the room
I STILL don`t understand for the life of me WHY you come back in this thread every few months callin bullshit
Peace....DHF......
He copied and pasted it from here
And he's taken it completely out of context and added the odd word to make it sound anti-defoliation. It's an article on pruning, ie the removal of lower branches. It doesn't even mention defoliation.
It also says in that article that pruning shouldn't be done once when the plant is in flower. As we all know, lots of gardeners prune after stretch with no issues.
????? Again there WTF >>> ??? i been schooled ??? by posting or should i say copy n paste sorry guess i should of left a link rightyup...
nurse hotflashes is having another rough time of it.
I'm with ya, on the why he keeps coming back to this thread.
crooked 8 and papaduc busted, and I MEAN BUSTED his ass in posts #576
not surprisingly hotflashes C+Ps someone else's work as his own to back up his own ramblings as fact.
that is sooooo pathetic...
of course that's the kind of playbook he's been using for a while now,
which is why he gets schooled nonstop...
so what does he do??
he does again, kinda like his *i see only 10 plants maybe 20" tall...how do you get 12-15lbs you fulla shit dudester*
soooo out of context and twisted, really you can't make this shite up.
typical 3rd rate button pushing troll to take 12-15lbs of defoliated leaves/stems
and twist into whatever gives him the warm and fuzzies atm...lol
but hey ya gots to give credits where it's due, right
at least trying to learn!... he's reading ALL MY POSTS.......
seems miss hotflash would be tired of being schooled in this thread by papaduc and you freds..
almost no need for me here...
Ive been busy along with others schooling him and his sock puppet pissfest down hard in the Mh threads...
LOL....nurse hotflash has been schooled so much lately I'm surprised one isn't named after the lad
DHF all i questioned is his numbers I trim hell i strip 2/3 of each plant when i grow nothing new to me but your not going to get 8 oz plus or what evver off a 20 " plant would you not agreeUh , Don`t guess you`ve seen Gnome`s pics in his thread over at growroom designs and equipment , cuz they`re up in the lights and huge....but...
I STILL don`t understand for the life of me WHY you come back in this thread every few months callin bullshit on PROVEN techniques used by veteran growers in their garden with strippin fans , regardless of what YOU think or want everyone else to think....
You have little to NO credit with your bullshit fuckin with folks Dr Funk , so how bout give it a rest....and yeah...
There`s several different ways folks are strippin leaves for their own benefit , and yeah it`s strain dependent with some strains shuttin down and needing recovery periods after bein raped and pillaged , which ALSO adds finish time in the growth cycle for most , but some folks are seein the plants power through the strippin and create more budsites , airflow , and tighter growth within a decent timeframe in Veg AND flower , so bottom line is this......
Your "opinion`s" not wanted NOR needed in a thread that`s still evolving with new setups employing said technique in other ways for personal garden benefit...but again....
Smaller grows see more benefit , and larger grows with more and bigger plants needta know their strains and hybrids before goin apeshit and strippin their plants out for fear of the dreaded recovery period from shuttin completely down after bein raped and pillaged.....regardless....
Gnome KNOWS the drill , so show respect where it`s due , or crawl back in your hole till kingdom come for all we care since the only posts you make for the most part talk down to people instead of tryin ta help the community.....
Peace....DHF.........
DHF all i questioned is his numbers I trim hell i strip 2/3 of each plant when i grow nothing new to me but your not going to get 8 oz plus or what evver off a 20 " plant would you not agree
I`ve GOT ta see that GS....sneak a couple pics in here for us enquiring minds....maybe Dr Fever will call bullshit on some of your massive setups...lol....You got anything different runnin these days Bro?....anyways...I like this thread, I like some of the people in it, I also like dancing in the street ....... not sure how relevant that is.
I have a single room running half a mega watt in flower, 500KW with around 5000 plants, in this room I have automated light rails but these are not used for moving lights. I love de-fo'ing, but do not have the time to de-foe this room, so I hang jigsaw's from the light movers, around 4 weeks in to bloom, I turn jigsaw's on a steady low speed and let the light rails do their work, it gives me a surprisingly nice trim without harming plants too much , I would do it by hand but there is only 2 of us, and even if I worked 10 hour days, well you get it.......
So yeh the jigsaws 20 of them in total, just hang around bouncing around the room on a slow speed setting (this is vital), it is also vital that you use "Tile blades". for ceramics, my plants REALLY seem to love it, and through experience I have noticed better yields when using the jigsaws and yes I have tried using heavier machinery, chainsaw, and the likes, but the bouncing jigsaws seem to work best, they also aren't as heavy on my electricity.
Peace GS
I like this thread, I like some of the people in it, I also like dancing in the street ....... not sure how relevant that is.
I have a single room running half a mega watt in flower, 500KW with around 5000 plants, in this room I have automated light rails but these are not used for moving lights. I love de-fo'ing, but do not have the time to de-foe this room, so I hang jigsaw's from the light movers, around 4 weeks in to bloom, I turn jigsaw's on a steady low speed and let the light rails do their work, it gives me a surprisingly nice trim without harming plants too much , I would do it by hand but there is only 2 of us, and even if I worked 10 hour days, well you get it.......
So yeh the jigsaws 20 of them in total, just hang around bouncing around the room on a slow speed setting (this is vital), it is also vital that you use "Tile blades". for ceramics, my plants REALLY seem to love it, and through experience I have noticed better yields when using the jigsaws and yes I have tried using heavier machinery, chainsaw, and the likes, but the bouncing jigsaws seem to work best, they also aren't as heavy on my electricity.
Peace GS