@Hogmaster @PurpNGold74 @dbrn32 after a week of correcting my ph and also flipped to 12/12 she has spread out and started stretching. I am now worried about air circulation issues and wanted some advice on defoliation ie where to start or if I should? Cheers again 
If circulation is the worry i would start lower and take a few here and there. Dont strip her all at once and dont forget she needs those fan leaves for photosynthesis. Dont go scissor crazy but 3 or 4 on this side and 3 or 4 here might help. KISS Keep It Simple Stupid. And less is more.
Also wait for bit more in-depth answer. From more in depth growers.
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Itās more the undergrowth Iām worried about thereās a lot of Bush under that canopy. I never trimmed her at all just let her be bit now sheās in flower I worry about bud rot or mildew.
Thatās what I would do as well. Start small and find a schedule that works for you to make it an ongoing thing. Couple of leaves from a couple different areas of plant each time.
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Yes, she needs some defoliation. Do it like @dbrn32 said, a few leaves a day. Donāt go crazy and take a bunch of leaves all at once.
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yes dont go crazy. if you take too much she will go into shock, stop growing and generally look miserable. Im #1 with this mistake
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Lol, yes, donāt do what @basementstealth did! Though his girl is fine, she took a long time to recover.
fyi if you are interested
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You should use the wires you have in the pot to pull the outside branches down to let light into the middle of the plant
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Thatās a good idea @boardsbird I was thinking of trying that but wasnāt sure if it would work. Sheās getting big takes up a good section of the grow room with buds forming everywhere. I just hear so much about mold and shit I would hate for all my hard work to go to waste. Cheers.
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Iām a real snob,āI want 15 big pretty budās with zero popcornā What some of the commercial grow videos, some of them really strip their plants
Hey @Mikkpay , first off.congrats on growing a nice begged auto sheās bushy as hell! Nice, anyway Iām on day 22 of my 1st auto grow probably 2-3. Weeks behind you,
My first grow was white widow fem , I begged for 12 weeks took forever lol
Iām not to sure about these autos yet but I agree with everyone here just pick a few here and there where a large fan leaf might be blocking a flower, you can also tuck leaves under also which doesnāt hurt or shock the plant in my opinion, I hear these get shocked easy but Iām sure thereās a good Auto grower if not several here with get logs and willing to help.
But anyway if your going into flower I wouldnāt sorry to much about defoliation your getting ready for stretch , thatāll stretch her out thinner and open here up, hey you can still start some LST also.
Whatās the circulation problems?
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Sexy lady there board. Somehow im back off ur journalā¦ im watching waaaaay too many journals
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My journal on how to not net an autoflower,I have some Durban Poison reg/femās and I wont be fooled again.The journal is mainly so I can look back. Once I get the GG#4 monster clone flowering well people will come
Thanks for watching
Just make sure there milky jewelerās loop 
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