Replies to comments do not seem to be visible…glitch has been around for awhile now. I forget how radical my defoliation seems until one of you like @smittyj or @foxmatt23 mentions it. I have always done this…growing in a tabletop Phototron back in the late 70s / early 80s. When I decided to get back in the game with LEDs, I stumbled upon a book called Three a Light that also promotes this defoliation, flat canopy, and updressing technique. I love to send complete defoliation pictures to someone that is worried about pruning a few leaves. I will do a complete defoliation again around day 21 and then SCROG these girls in.

It has been 56 days since she sprouted. I veg’d her for 32 days. I consider this Day 10 of Flower…meaning 10 days since the complete defoliation and switching the lights to 12/12. Lots of bud sites developed right away and preflowers showed up yesterday. 800+ PPFD, the humidity has been at or around 60% because of the weather, the temp at 85, and I am using the Day 6-10 feed schedule for Success Nutrients with the addition of some SuperThrive (and a feed, feed, feed, flush cadence.)

She has completely recovered from the defoliation and the tent is packed. I did a major updressing on her today and removed most of the small growth in the middle…there was a lot of it…only want to leave stuff that will be at canopy level and get light. I also cut some significant lower branches off because there was no chance to reach the canopy…should have done this sooner. She has begun to stretch and is at 19”. She is back to cycling every other day.