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First week of August. Big decision time. Trim or defoliate?
They're NOT the same thing. And getting it wrong right now can cost you your entire crop.
**The Difference:**
🌱 **Trimming** = removing big fan leaves and structural growth
🌱 **Defoliating** = removing dead, damaged, or dying growth only
**What to do in the FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST:**
✅ Defoliate the bottoms (dead, brown, dying leaves)
✅ Clean up broken branches
✅ Take clones from healthy bottom growth
❌ Do NOT trim the big fan leaves yet
❌ Do NOT strip the canopy
❌ Do NOT remove healthy growth
**Why?** The big fan leaves are the plant's energy factories. It's still hot. It's still growing. It still needs them.
**What's in this video:**
— Trim vs defoliate — the critical difference
— First week of August timing rules
— Bottom cleanup demo — brown leaves and dying growth
— Why to ALWAYS leave the big families
— Clone selection from healthy bottom branches
— Live Greenway Grow Master AI consultation
— "Clarify and verify" — how AI confirms grower decisions
Big fan leaves = big buds. Don't strip your energy factories.
**Are you defoliating or trimming this week?** Drop your plan below 👇
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 — Trim vs defoliate — the key difference
0:30 — Why August timing matters
1:00 — Bottom defoliation demo
1:30 — Cloning while you clean
2:00 — "Always leave the big families" philosophy
2:30 — Live Greenway Grow Master AI check
3:00 — Clarify and verify with AI
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