Budget 1 plant grow

Got a 2×2 corner of a closet
ilgm cheese autoflower
5 gal bucket
Giixer led off amazon
Kellogg raised bed soil (sterilized)
miracle grow peat moss
Miracle grow perlite
Fox farm nutes 3 pack from amazon
I also rinse my fish tank sponge filters in the water before feeding for nitrifying bacteria
4 weeks in have been doing some Lst.
wondering if I should remove any fan leaves yet.

I wouldn't remove fans in veg.

mckoomer said:

wondering if I should remove any fan leaves yet.

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I've read conflicting reports on this site on when to defol. I've been going it to my plants about every 2 weeks during veg, and they've responded well. I'm a complete newb though, so take my advice with a grain of salt. The thought behind this was to give the various tops a chance to soak up all the light and grow. I could be wrong though, so I'll follow along and see what the group's wisdom says on the matter.

Great looking plant!

I defoliate and lollipop about a week or 2 before I flip to flower, and then about 2-3 weeks into flower. The exact date of defoliation depends on overall bushiness, but always falls within those parameters. Basically once right before I flip, and once in the late stage of "the stretch"

The veg stage defoliation gives potential bud sites more direct light going into flower, allows more air flow around the plant, and makes the flower stage defoliation more manageable.

The flower stage defoliation, again gives bud sites access to light they otherwise wouldnt recieve, as well as better airflow.. and it seems to cause buds to grow bigger/denser (anecdotal.. others will likely agree/disagree).

Thank's for the info I'll just let her go for a couple more weeks