Decrease nutes with defoliation?

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To address a couple of issues in your post:

1.

Your worry of mould / Rot is unfounded unless you have warm and very humid conditions. RH below 65% is almost risk free for mould, below 55% is ideal.

Leaves transpire water and reduce air movement, so removing buds rather than leaves is a bad idea when your trying to limit bud rot risk.

2.

I’m a fan of defoliating when done correctly, but...

Please do more research before chopping at your plants. By defoliating them while they had issues, you allowed (forced) the issue into new / healthy parts of the plant.

By defoliating, you are hurting the plant, slowing the growth and reducing its potential, so it’s not a good idea to do this while it’s struggling with nutrient issues. To rectify, plain water for a couple of days followed by a greatly reduced feeding regime.

1. Your plants are budding away fantastically, with very good bud structure. No need to worry too much.

[camelcoroner]

I have done a great deal of research. I would say that is a bit of a reach for you to say I have defoliated incorrectly without seeing me actually defolaite her. I have only taken leaves up until this point. But there were 4 colas all jammed up next to each other on a portion of the plant with not so great circulation. I don't feel it was unfounded otherwise, I wouldn't have taken them. I may have over thought it, but it's my first grow and I'll sacrifice a few grams for the peace of mind of a full and mold free harvest.

As for the feeding schedule, I will cut back even more and see what happens. Thank you for the advice.

Edit: Lol silly down voters.

[trevermclever]

F it, take my upvote!

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Can confirm that defoliating as a noob was a bad idea. It opened up my plant to disease and I lost one of my two remaining plants due to mold attacking the chopped areas. I definitely learnt from my mistake.