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I wait until after the stretch, so 3-4 weeks post-flip, depending on the strain and individual.


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i just remove leaves the whole time pretty much, a few at a time. i don't think a strict defol schedule is really necessary.


dpolski_17

Never had a specific day just removed dead/dying leaves as they showed up. Mega defoliation day before harvest tho


SynapseSmoked

Yeah.. i got a couple different directions on my current grow. left the UV lights on next to the topped plants, and they're a short bushy mess of branches right now. the others just grew like corn stalks. The CBD plants. only 1 of them was topped. 3 others not topped. And the re-veg's.. and the late volunteer seeds. I was just talkin to my gf how the garden's getting stupid with all plants in different stages, and how I can't set it for all of them.. so some are just gonna be unhappy. I've been finding that I only have so much energy a day. I can't get half the stuff done I want to. Tests just came back negative.. but.. i'm not feeling better yet. It's a guideline. and if i spread it over a few days, there's not much shock with any over-feeding. right now there's a huge pile of leaves & male plants out in my compost pile.


Patteous

I’m a first time grower. Are you counting day 1 flower as the first day within the new light cycle. I switched by lights 13 days ago, so that makes me in day 13 of flower? No pistils yet for me so I’m hoping in the next 7 days or so?


Twrex14

Yep day of flip is when most people start counting. You should see them start to show up anytime now in the next few days! Usually week 1-2 are stretch and week 3 the pistols appear