Ok so we are at the end of Week 2 Veg! Plants are 21 days old: (7d Germ +2*7d Veg) The week started with the little veg tent (50cmx50cm) getting too crowded. So after some shuffling around they were relocated to the 80x80cm flower tent. On the same day it was high time for the first defoliation. I want good development on the side branches so I basically have two rules: ------------------------------------- Rule1: All fan-leafs growing directly on the stem get removed. (Old 3-leaf ones way down on the plant can stay. They shade nothing.) Rule2: All fan leafs on side branches growing directly towards the stem get removed. ( Side note: I _really_ push my plants regarding light intensity. They probably get about 50% more than what is commonly recommended as a Max... they tend to grow very squat and bushy with lots of leafs shading each other... so I HAVE to treat them like this. This may not be the best ruleset for your personal growing style! ) ------------------------------------- This first defol took about 40% of their leafs and I always feel kinda guilty. But I fed them well afterwards! 😇 As usual they recovered fine with increased branch growth! Before and after pix this week are barely 2.5days apart.