Jorge Cervantes does talk about defoliation and selective leaf removal. He might not defoliate to the extent others do. He is also only one person amongst many master growers.You seem to like to read...so ok, don't take my word for it. READ THESE - really read them!
https://www.rollitup.org/t/no-lower-budsites-do-not-need-light-to-develop-get-educated.829061/
https://www.rollitup.org/t/light.853779/
......If you don't know who Uncle Ben really IS...then your labeling of MASTER GROWERS all over the world is crap......Jorge Cervantes says NO to even fan leaf removing ....Isn't HE a "master grower" who writes books?
Look, I'm only giving you a place to read about a counter view and it's BY master growers! TAKE A LOOK!
This is not an argument. This is me sharing info put better then I can right now, with my blood pressure up (not by you for the most part. HAVAC company pushed my instal back again).
I agree we disagree!
Ignore has begun
Doc
"Crazy Shit"
BTW, some of your answers are pretty good.. I am finding some "respect".... I'm adding crazy shit to my sign off.....In honor of you....
Ed Rosenthal defoliates, Kyle Kushman defoliates plants almost completely at certain times. I could go on and on but those are house hold names ppl will know. Im sure you watched or seen Remo the Urban Grower the majn AN grower jn Canada allof them defoliate. Erik Biksa I could go on and on. These are world reknown growers in the industry. So telling me one person out of 5 that I mentioned say not too so what.
Like I said its a never ending argument, you dont need to do it. But if people want to do it and they do it properly it works. Like i said before you dont need to defoliate outdoors, this is an indoor technique used to increase yields. Where space, height and light is a limiting factor. Focusing all energy onto light penetration and defoliation increases yields its a proven fact theres nothing to argue about. Everyone I know does it, I do it and many others also use this technique to increase yields indoors.
Thank you