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Come on, regardless of whether it works or not, that name is too much, they should have called it F. Or G perhaps. Seriously, what's in a name...
Yeah dude... You must be new around here...
Yeah clearly the case... registered a month ago - about when the summer started for schoolkids - and already has twice the post I have. Let me guess, most of it is trolling. It's a shame the other thread got locked. I would love to see some more UB vs legallyflying. Both in my top 10 most knowledgeable active members at RIU. Please don't wear each other out though. Sharing knowledge about our beloved plant is not a game.
As for defoliation question, I think the OP fucked up his plants, but the answer is not always a simple yes or no. Just as with flushing, yellow harvest, and a few other controversial topics. That's also why they tend to get out of hand and locked and yet reappear again and again. I know, people like to choose sides, and it seems almost everything is black-and-white to some, but defoliating IS AMC. That's why certain, let's say less advanced MJ cultivators probably shouldn't even be discussing the issue as it only leads to locks.
In reality it depends, and often on what fits in the rest of the growing methods of the grower. It's not like all the great growers use the same methods throughout the entire cycle. On the contrary, their methods often contradict. Some defoliation can have its merits in certain grows. There are thousands of growers who use scrogging and similar methods to maximize yield and minimize risk on the often little space (grow closets/tents) we have. In my country we got over growing the biggest colas possible, humid climate, big buds tend to rot or get moldy. Instead we aim for many smaller/medium sized buds, dense nuggets (which the customers demand) by going for a lot of bud sites per sqft by scrogging or supercropping for example, in which case 'some' defoliating prevents several oz of popcorn at the bottom and clearly affects yield in a positive way (proper light and photosynthesize from top to bottom... 1gpw doesn't make you a liar unlike here at RIU...). In dense grows, like scrogs, it can also improve airflow by removing some of the older leaves that are getting no or barely any light anyway, or even removing some leaves higher up that would otherwise push against a neighboring bud (causing moist risking rot/mold again).
I think the lollypopping is silly, cutting half off all leaves etc too, but the answer to whether someone should defoliate (a bit) is not always a flat out NO when it comes to AMC. Don't bother me with theories about what the function of leaves are, that just takes the discussion "out" of AMC, while many advanced MJ cultivators know from experience some defoliation can be the right choice in certain circumstances.