Increasing yield with defoliation indoors: What's it mean? How to do it?

Thanks for the reply and sorry didn't know time over there as I'm In UK.. I'll have to post some picts later as I'm 7 days into flower and I don't know wot to defoliate .. lights on after 7.30 so I'll take some picts. I've read this thread but still could do with help
 
Go back and read the 1st post. Then if you have a question, I'll respond. The suggested method is quite clear.
 
Ok thanks. I've only done autos really. .this is my 2nd photo one. Do u think these will get bigger. 7 days since switched 12/12
420-magazine-mobile46619115.jpg
420-magazine-mobile887759798.jpg
420-magazine-mobile97144069.jpg


Sent from my LG-D800 using 420 Magazine Mobile App
 
No these arnt autos sorry for mix up. These are 3 photos.. 1 incredible bulk at the back and a the church and delicious candy. 7 days since switched to flowering
 
then they'll be stretching for 3 weeks, just like others in flip. Don't touch during transition
 
btw up4smoke2017, I wouldn't ever use this method in a small room with different strains. Strains grow and react at different rates. It's also suggested to use this method only on strains that you are already familiar with and have been grown well already.

Canada420: My mom passed Dec 2014. I was growing to treat her. Sadly, after my situation, she was in health care facilities until her passing. Her condition RAPIDLY got worse, and she passed in less than 1 year under their care. And she was in so much worse of a cognitive state without MMJ. It makes me cry sometimes thinking and remembering how bad she got under their care so fast.

I personally have not used pot in 40 yrs. So I have no reason to grow. However, since Nevada passed recreational, I have been thinking about trying to work for a dispensary. But I don't know if the pay is good or if I could get in. And what end would I want to work? I'm not a master grower, and I doubt this method would be accepted in any large legal indoor grow. Not that I couldn't apply my experience in growing still. I certainly am a convert to pot being medically viable for many however.

I doubt I'll do another journal. But if I got into a dispensary, I'd love to do one if allowed.
 
Good thread for info bassman . have you got any videos or could you make one as text doesn't quite school you in what not to touch (ovs not the little growth above leaf stem) but videos would make it a lot clearer and would like that if you could thanks for the knowledge


Sent from my iPhone using 420 Magazine Mobile App
 
The room I'm using is a 1m wide 2m long and high.. I'll wait a couple of weeks then turn my luck at plucking then. . I'm using gt424 nft and advanced nutrients. 600w dual omega bulb and digital ballast.

Sent from my LG-D800 using 420 Magazine Mobile App
 
For some grows defoliating works well but not for all grows or growers.

If you pack them like sardines defoliating will help alleviate the problem and increase the yield

Otherwise I'll believe it when I see it so far I have not seen it , only seen the sardine method done successfully never seen it done with success on a well spaced and lit plant.

If anyone has links of a well lit plant showing gains with defoliation I am interested , I did a 1/2 strip defoliate last grow and got about 12 oz a plant , was hoping for lb per plant. The buds covered the plants from head to toe but were not as robust as they normally would of been.

Maybe others have had the opposite effect this is what I found
 
Its just my observation don't know if its true , for everyone , it certainly works well when there are too many plants for the space !

Its something each grower should test and see how they find it , ideally a two identical plant test should be done.

Three plants can easily out grow a space if healthy they want to fill all available space it usually takes planning and tying branches to avoid overcrowding and often some defoliation , even by those who don't believe fully in it.

One thing I know is it has its uses

Someone should step up to the plate. A RDWC test would be best


(sometime I will test in rdwc after last grows defoil outcome want a break from defoliation)
 
LEDBud,

If one reads the first two posts in their entirety, you will see the reasons side by side cannot be a proper comparison.

Also, you will see that preparing from early veg (not just flower), gains the best results.

I highly suggest also reading Light Addict's Fluxing Central - Featuring The Original Flux Journal as this incorporates this method along with even more training than I started doing with this method.

To those suggesting "solar light panels from mother nature" I say bufaw! One must remember and think about this from another perspective. Lets try: Outdoors, the sun delivers more HIGHLY USABLE light than our indoor lights from top to bottom, of even 20 footers of the biggest bushiest plants. Secondly, in "nature", common soil has far fewer nutrients than our plants simply because we feed them excellent nutrients at all times. In nature, the nutrients are far less. So certainly some "storage value" can be obtained. But how many pot plants in nature, without man made nutrients added, could ever compete with the plant given nutrients by man? None I say.

Indoor light for all but the biggest commercial type growers is highly limited. The effectiveness of a 1k HPS is only good for about 3 ft. Think about that. Furthermore, indoors, because of so little usable light, those leaves do in fact shade a lot of usable light to the flowers. Once the food to the plant is solved, light becomes the most important thing to good flowers. Good flowers from top to bottom. The canopy will be the least affected by using this method. Simply because it gets the vast majority of light already. The gain is simply put, everything below the canopy being highly more usable flower rather than small tiny do nothing buds.

Proper preparation is always key to highly successful grows.
 
Its always 6 in one hand half dozen in the other.

One must test to find what works best for them and their grow situation , its never one way or the other.

With that said fluxing is a past time imo few commercial outfits do it one would say its hobby level.


Compared to Remo's method for instance it does not stack up

Remo from Remo nutrients he is a sponsor on the site / runs a ad etc.


I am trying his nutrients after watching his youtube Videos for a few years I am giving it a shot.

I am sure Fluxing has effect its just not for everyone

I am going back to the first page and see what your findings are
 
Some example here on the site would suffice I am not against defoliation I just think there are better ways ,for me ,to do it or all of us with the space.

I have the space to fully illuminate plants

Some people may do much better with defoil then without it for there own reasons not a universal one.


Defoliation can be easily tested by someone with time interest and a set of clones , in rdwc.

Clones being the must have part and some integrity and honesty

I would love it if defoil won out there is a lot less humidity and more space and light by doing it.

Now if the harvest makes sense perfect
 
Back
Top Bottom