PRUNING- What and more importantly WHEN??

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wizardof0z

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hi all,

ive been having lots of trouble growing healthy veg plants that look full and bushy. i use certain pruning techniques such as topping, lolipoping, supercropping but

sometimes i wonder if im doing all these techniques at the wrong time. ill first explain what i normally do, and hopefully can get some feeback from you veterans on when you usually use such techniques.

First i normally veg my girls for anywhere between 4-6 weeks. sometimes 8.
after taking clones...i usually dont do much until i see about 7-8 nodes and that is when i apply the first pruning technique and top the girls.
the next time i prune is a week before shes ready to go into flower and i go pretty aggressive and use the kyle kushman technique where i "lolipop" or schwaz leaving only the top 3 nodes of each main branch.
on day 21 i defoliate and lolipop any more larf. and supercrop if needed to keep a even canopy.

is this too much, what are your opinions on pruning techniques but more so WHEN to prune.

thanks
 
Southside112

Southside112

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Never take off healthy leaves for no good reason. They help gather light and top growth can use mobile nutrients from the lowers as needed. As for topping, FIM, etc I think those techniques are overrated as well. I only veg for 4-5 weeks and don't top anymore and get multiple tops.
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wizardof0z

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lately ive been going even more aggressive than the 2nd pic. i would only leave top 3 nodes.
BUT these days if were to keep the plant like the 2nd picture, i would supercrop all the top shoots
 
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wizardof0z

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600w mh

ive always had problems with too much spacing...you think not enough lighting, or too far away?

i usually have the girls under t8s after rooted clones. but when is it fine to transfer them under the MH
 
twentyeight.threefive

twentyeight.threefive

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Southside112 said:
Never take off healthy leaves for no good reason. They help gather light and top growth can use mobile nutrients from the lowers as needed. As for topping, FIM, etc I think those techniques are overrated as well. I only veg for 4-5 weeks and don't top anymore and get multiple tops.
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The techniques you listed are definitely not overrated but you can grow some fantastic plants with LST.
 
Southside112

Southside112

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twentyeight.threefive said:
The techniques you listed are definitely not overrated but you can grow some fantastic plants with LST.
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Overrated. They just slow things down.
As for extreme defoliation I honestly think it's just an optical illusion. Buds are going to look a lot bigger with no leaves around them. Why would a plant make so many leaves for no reason?
But, to each their own.
 
twentyeight.threefive

twentyeight.threefive

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Southside112 said:
Overrated. They just slow things down.
As for extreme defoliation I honestly think it's just an optical illusion. Buds are going to look a lot bigger with no leaves around them. Why would a plant make so many leaves for no reason?
But, to each their own.
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Lol. This too much defoliation for one plant?
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