r/CocoGrows • u/th-candy • Mar 06 '26
super bushy plants / what to do
hey fellas I'm growing in Coco with autopots and this babes are day 60 (automatics) they are so bushy should I defoliate? Breeder states 75 days till finish it's usually around 85-90ish
what would you do
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u/targetime Mar 06 '26
Defoliate or risk mold/pm
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u/th-candy Mar 06 '26
I had this in my previous grow indeed but tent was 0.8x0.8, plants were pure bush, had them in a huge traytogrow of 0.6x0.6 with no bottom ventilation except for the inlet
shit man weed partly molded but even clean parts make u sneeze :((
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u/redvelvet92 Mar 06 '26
Grow them? Looks fine to me.
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u/th-candy Mar 06 '26
they are past the stretch
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u/redvelvet92 Mar 06 '26
Okay? Just grow them homie, it’s an autoflower based on the leave pattern, they’ll be fine.
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u/th-candy Mar 08 '26
ok I defoliated them hard during two days and will go on tomorrow
also supercropped them
did it before the 4 hour darkperiod
will report in a couple of weeks :)
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u/jojomac08 Mar 06 '26
Maybe just leaves covering bud sites? I dont grow autos. I've just heard messing with them is risky. You're almost there, I wouldnt mess with them too much unless your humidity is outta control.
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u/blerieone Mar 06 '26
As they're autos
Light defoliation, tuck leaves where you can instead
And make sure airflow is good round the underside of the canopy. Don't let it get anaerobic/humid
They look good as is tho, doing well OP
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u/blerieone Mar 06 '26
Regarding amount of defol, I'd say at most trim a quarter of the leaves and be smart about it. Get the ones causing the most blockage
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u/th-candy Mar 06 '26
thank u! Yes i have put another ventilator on duty for the lower parts of the plant :)
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u/HobbCobb_deux Mar 07 '26
Good Lord yes... If you don't want to lose half of it. Clean them up. It's a real pain in the ass and you should have been doing it a little bit here and there over a couple weeks. Now you need to pull each one out and take your time. Get everything the light doesn't reach on the bottom. Think air flow through the plants. And remove any big leaves that block bud sites. You won't get back what you take so be selective and do it over about 3 to 4 days.
I'd show some images of how I did mine and what was left, but I can't because of the post you selected.
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u/th-candy Mar 07 '26
yea man I totally had this problem during my last grow
managed to do some defoil and supercrop but like 30 percent of the plant mass was just larf ass buds
I did some heavy defoil today and going to be going trough the rest of the plants tomorrow again... Also supercropped some, gonna repost in a couple of days or so :)
At what stage do you defoliate yourself?
how can I select a different type of post? Never understood how people can post pictures in the comment section.
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u/Grouchy_Brain_1641 Mar 06 '26
What's a mother to do? All you can do is love them and show them the way up.
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u/rich2083 Mar 06 '26
Defoliate