Should I defoliate?

Pike77 · Jul 23, 2023

Hi all,

my cheese autos are 38days since sprouting, there are lots of leaves and I’m worried about not enough air circulation and light to bud sights. Iv tried tucking the leaves but there are just too many and also with all these leaves it’s going to make my feeding difficult as they have consumed the whole 5g pot.

what would you do?

many thanks

MickFoster · Jul 23, 2023

I would remove the lower leaves.......but that's me.

Pike77 · Jul 23, 2023

MickFoster said:
I would remove the lower leaves.......but that's me.

Would this stress the plant ? Thanks

SIKE1 · Jul 23, 2023

I've never grown autos but I'm curious about them, got some freebies in the vault.

MickFoster · Jul 23, 2023

It won't stress it as long as you don't get carried away and strip it.
It looks like a healthy plant........but it's hard to tell with the blurple light.
Take a pic under natural light.

MintyDreadlocks · Jul 23, 2023

Autos I leave be for the most part. Defoliation at the bottom if anything but I wouldn't go crazy. They're kind of elementary and for n00bs so I wouldn't try much with them.

calvin.m16 · Jul 23, 2023

I agree with @MickFoster you could pluck some lower leaves, the plants are so short I doubt defoliating is going to benefit you a lot, defoliation is usually for taller canopies the light will have trouble penetrating into.

DeadHeadX · Jul 23, 2023

Your plants are small enough that plenty of light should be getting through. Taking leaves is taking important energy stores at this point. I’d only take leaves that were fading or unhealthy in this case.

Pike77 · Jul 23, 2023

MickFoster said:
It won't stress it as long as you don't get carried away and strip it.
It looks like a healthy plant........but it's hard to tell with the blurple light.
Take a pic under natural light.

Is that a better lighting for you?

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