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Congrats... LA. Happy New Year
 
Many thanks all for your wishes and congrats!

Today I decided to do the defol thing! :) Basically I needed to do so as stretch had already slowed if not stopped and my space was running out anyway! So I stripped her really well taking loads off.
The other reason I stripped is that all the immature lower growth was stretching up high. This meant I was losing the low start on my colas. Now light is getting right down to the very bottom layer of leaves! So all should be real good :)

PICS :)
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Now during and after, the first two show how I always take the top fan that points back into the plant!
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What a sight for sore eyes! Beautiful my friend! :bravo:
 
Hey all, Pinky, OZ, Alex :) Yep she was so, so bushy and green. Now she can switch properly to bud building. Alex this will be the first of many a defol session. She will get a good break though for a week and a bit maybe. After I do the big first one I always wait a while then do as and when needed to be honest.
With this style you need to go hard on the defol. As each site really does think itself a full solo plant. So I'm simply treating them as such :) The structure to each bit is like nothing I've grown before so I'm quite happy :) :) Bring on the BUDS!!
 
You can strip plenty more of those fans to no ill effect. Looks good LA
 
Bassman :) good news on that as Im always keen to strip more! Do you take the very top set off at this point ? The style means they can all have big fan leaf left at base, at flux level! The middle Im happy to take from just wasnt sure on top set yet. As normally I wait now till next session and take them off then. By this pont they are getting replaced anyway. Also just wondering how frequently is to often on defol in flower. Thanks chap :)!
 
Mate here's a quick one for you.....at my stage when you defol the nodes/branches coming off the main fluxs, do you strip EVERYTHING apart from the farthest growth (ie the ends ?) ? Do you remove all the new growth off the nodes (leaves, buds etc)?
 
I take all big fans off. Top to bottom, provided they corresponding node has some leaf to it. If it's super early in that node's development, the fan will be it's source of supply. But once it has some leaf, I clip.

As far as how often, some people hit em right after stretch like now, and then not again till day 45 or so. Whilst others, myself included, tend to hit them at day 21 like now, and continue as fans grow and get in the way of light. So long as that corresponding node is developed.

Your choice really. But it kinda makes me feel like I'm doing something after day 21 other than just feeding and waiting.
 
Cool pretty much what I thought to be honest :) but so great to have you confirm it mate! :) Many thanks :)
 
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