When growing inside, I highly recommend trimming. You have to make the best of limited lights, and that means trimming your plants in such a way that it makes the most out of it.
I agree with JSB99. You really have to make the best of what you're given with an indoor grow. I defoliate Before i flip for 12/12. I do it majorly to start the chemical reaction for focusing in on the bud sites
When growing via sunlight, I don't trim. The sun's power reaches all leaves, and a large percentage of the sun's light passes through leaves to the ones that aren't getting direct sunlight.
Latest trend? I'm pretty sure it's been around for quite some timeI never defoliate. It's counterproductive. Defoliation is the latest trend. It might look cool but it doesn't increase yield. I stick my plants in the tent and let them do their thing. I have no desire to spend my time playing with my plants and trimming leaves. I trim the leaves when I harvest.
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I'll stick to science, if broscience works for you, then by all means, you go girl..
I'm just a minimalist grower. I do as little as possible and end up with great results. I also grow using an HID which has better light penetration then most LED's. The OP's plants look fine to me and I wouldn't trim anything. But if they want to grab the scissors and cut off the leaves that's their decision. But photosynthesis occurs in the leaves. More leaves = more photosynthesis = more food for the plant = bigger flowers. That's been my experience over the years. But this topic is like the LED vs HID argument. It will never be resolved so lets all just grow some dope and be happy.Latest trend? I'm pretty sure it's been around for quite some time
I totally get where you're coming from. The growers that don't trim all have great results, and the exact same thing can be said about the growers who do. For me, trimming works better. Not sure why, because it's not like I was doing anything incorrect when I was trying the no trimming method.I'm just a minimalist grower. I do as little as possible and end up with great results. I also grow using an HID which has better light penetration then most LED's. The OP's plants look fine to me and I wouldn't trim anything. But if they want to grab the scissors and cut off the leaves that's their decision. But photosynthesis occurs in the leaves. More leaves = more photosynthesis = more food for the plant = bigger flowers. That's been my experience over the years. But this topic is like the LED vs HID argument. It will never be resolved so lets all just grow some dope and be happy.
Tanks a lot for the detailed answer so its more of a thing that evolves with experiance but you would say that defoliation is a must if i want big buds
Hahahah best answer blessI'm just a minimalist grower. I do as little as possible and end up with great results. I also grow using an HID which has better light penetration then most LED's. The OP's plants look fine to me and I wouldn't trim anything. But if they want to grab the scissors and cut off the leaves that's their decision. But photosynthesis occurs in the leaves. More leaves = more photosynthesis = more food for the plant = bigger flowers. That's been my experience over the years. But this topic is like the LED vs HID argument. It will never be resolved so lets all just grow some dope and be happy.
I wouldn't say it's a must, it's really strain dependent..some strains have an abundance of leaves, those leaves are blocking dozens of bud sites that won't even be worth trimming unless you get them some light.
I'd say experience plays a big part. I wouldn't want to change up my method, if I'm having great results
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So you did it wrong and don’t recommend doing it? Odd opinion I would have tried to get it right before dismissing it. But that’s just me. I did it wrong and it didn’t work!!Yeah nah defoliation is a crock, I'm angry I spent time on it, I'm angry that I actually experimented with it. Yeah I didn't do it properly, I defolled in week 6 flower. Anyways 3 plants that weren't defoliated yielded as much as four plants that were. It's a complete waste of time unless you can't find any other way to keep the humidity under control, which is almost as impossible as thinking cutting off parts of the plant will give you a better end result.
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True...I guess because I don't want to waste anymore time on it. If someone is willing to bet me 50k that if I defoliated my plants earlier than week 6 flower will give me a bigger yield than the non defolled side I will do it. Want to take that bet Wattzzup? Put your money where your mouth is?
I yielded 2.7 pounds from that grow...I'm on the way to improving on that by at least 30%....So yeah I get what you mean...People that think defoliating will increase yields must be thinking I can get 6 pounds if I defolled properly, idiots.
