3 wks from flip, too late to de-foil?!?

[samokybacon 243]

Hi all,, so i have 5 Original Glue girls in a wilma/1.2 tent with 600w hps just about to finish their 3rd week since i flipped them to 12/12.

 

Id say they have finished their stretch and are showing all their early bud sites in the last 3 days. I cleared up the bottom 3rd of them pretty well after about 10 days of stretch but left the canopy alone pretty much. Now tho the canopy is pretty damn dense and i was wondering weather its too late for me to de-foil the top two thirds to allow more light penetration?

 

Im also a little worried as i'm getting quit a few "sweaty" leafs due to the density and i'm running Original Glue beans that ive heard can be prone to bud rot later down the line if things are too damp/cramped.

 

So do i de-foil now? and if so how heavy and which leafs to aim for? 

 

Cheers in advance...

[tokenroll 30,475]

No it's ok at 3rd week and just go by eye how much you remove.

[samokybacon 243]

@tokenroll thanks mate!

 

Im gunna take it easy on the amount of leafs i remove for sure, sweaty leafs first then another lil tidy up around their legs and i think il step back sleep on the results nd see what they look like tomoz! 

 

[samokybacon 243]

@tokenroll Hi mate,, so 3 weeks and 4 days into flower and now you couldn't even notice the de-foil i did on Monday! I didn't wanna go to hard as didn't wanna shock the ladies but since the wknd they have gone wild and stretched even more and i"m now regretting not going harder on the de-foil!

 

So do i go in for another round of De-foil? or do i let them be? 

 

If im honest ive spent the last few days fretting about suspected root rot (i say suspected but ive had it on my last round and im almost certain its come back when i had a couple of days with 22-23c in the res),, the ladies aren't showing any leaf signs yet luckily so i think ive caught it early enuf and im treating it with some under the counter stuff i got from my local shop. Only problem is im gunna have to give them another full 6 weeks at least til harvest as ive been advised not to use this stuff any closer to harvest.

 

Any thoughts and opinions welcome

 

Cheers in advance... 

Edited December 7, 2018 by samokybacon

[samokybacon 243]

@tokenroll

So,,,, il be 4 weeks form my 12/12 flip tomorrow, they have defo finished their streach and pre flowers are showing everywhee!

 

Still time for a final de-foil or have i missed the boat!?!?!

 

Any advice my appreciated! Anyone???

Edited December 9, 2018 by samokybacon

[tokenroll 30,475]

Yes to defoliate but only if they need it.

[samokybacon 243]

@tokenroll thanks bro,, i would attache a pic but every-time i try to do it it say's the file is too big and thats even after ive compressed it by 75%! 

 

Suffice to say its a real jungle in there and i'm just gunna try to get more light into the central area of the canopy as its so frickin dense! Have kept on leaving it as i wanted to get this root issue under control first and was worried about shocking them.

Edited December 9, 2018 by samokybacon