Personally I don’t “schwazz” which is what you’re referring to.
Your plants don't have enough leaves to justify removing any.
Schazzers eh, haven't heard of that one lol, I've always just cut off the lower crap and picked leaves when they were yellow. Your plants are looking awesome! Thanks for the info
Damn ! Looking healthy did you remove alot at beginning of flower?
People have been defoliating for years. Some dude-bro came out with a book he wanted $700 for or something ridiculous like that. He coined it Schwazzing. I guess it started to gain ground recently? When the book came out he was pretty heavily mocked for his rebranding of defoliating.
No I did it little at a time .try not to shock it to much … week 1 took some off uncover sites and again at week2 …. Should be go till finish but I’ll check week 3
Who was that? I've been away.
I might have seen some pictures from this heavy defoliator on here.
Right on I'm going to leave them alone for a few days then start removing some crap
That is one hell of a plant !
Nice set up ! You are going to have quite the harvest by the looks of it thanksbagain everyone for all the advice I'm going to try removing some fans over the next few days. I barely have leaves on my plantsbsobim going to let em grow a bit. Maybe around then21 daybof flower mark I will do a big clean up.
I am definitely starting to see the mixed opinions lol, I am going to get stoned one night and sit on the cooler and pluck some crap and see what happensThe only way to know is by personal Trial & Error. The process of removing all large/medium fan leaves at flip to 12/12 is largely debatable.
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I personally only pluck and prune fan leaves & small nodes below the lower quarter portion of the plants canopy, then remove only any large fan leaves directly blocking tops. Smoke a J, play some tunes and go through carefully removing any shading leaves, overlapping leaves..
The real goal of it is getting complete light exposure to all bud sites with this method so other forms of training is recommended such as SCROG and topping.
The reason I clear the lower quarter of the plant is I want my lower oscillating wall fans to be blowing fresh air through there not only to deter flying insects but keep good airflow throughout the canopy.
p.s the more powerful light you're using and especially LED lighting will penetrate deeper into the plant, when using these powerful lights you do not need to strip fan leaves off nearly as much. HPS or lower powered LED seem to benefit from the method.
You should take care of those low flying insects bro.The only way to know is by personal Trial & Error. The process of removing all large/medium fan leaves at flip to 12/12 is largely debatable.
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I personally only pluck and prune fan leaves & small nodes below the lower quarter portion of the plants canopy, then remove only any large fan leaves directly blocking tops. Smoke a J, play some tunes and go through carefully removing any shading leaves, overlapping leaves..
The real goal of it is getting complete light exposure to all bud sites with this method so other forms of training is recommended such as SCROG and topping.
The reason I clear the lower quarter of the plant is I want my lower oscillating wall fans to be blowing fresh air through there not only to deter flying insects but keep good airflow throughout the canopy.
p.s the more powerful light you're using and especially LED lighting will penetrate deeper into the plant, when using these powerful lights you do not need to strip fan leaves off nearly as much. HPS or lower powered LED seem to benefit from the method.
Thank you for the detailed answer !The only way to know is by personal Trial & Error. The process of removing all large/medium fan leaves at flip to 12/12 is largely debatable.
View attachment 5105907
I personally only pluck and prune fan leaves & small nodes below the lower quarter portion of the plants canopy, then remove only any large fan leaves directly blocking tops. Smoke a J, play some tunes and go through carefully removing any shading leaves, overlapping leaves..
The real goal of it is getting complete light exposure to all bud sites with this method so other forms of training is recommended such as SCROG and topping.
The reason I clear the lower quarter of the plant is I want my lower oscillating wall fans to be blowing fresh air through there not only to deter flying insects but keep good airflow throughout the canopy.
p.s the more powerful light you're using and especially LED lighting will penetrate deeper into the plant, when using these powerful lights you do not need to strip fan leaves off nearly as much. HPS or lower powered LED seem to benefit from the method.
