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Special pheno only means that while making the strain one stood out more than the rest. So they reversed it and then sell seeds as special pheno. But chances of getting that pheno is more likely when reversed.
That's good information, man! Thanks SS!
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I tried that once two years ago .... had two Barney's Farm Sweet Tooths going. Did the same kind of intense bud-based defoliation (BBD) on one, but not on the other. The plant with BBD stalled out and wound up 6" smaller (more than 23% shorter) than the one that didn't get the buzz-cut. But interestingly, it yielded about 2% more. I swore that I wouldn't do that again, but your grow inspires me to take a 2nd look at this technique. Timing is likely a critical factor. I notice that you did the major defol at day 34; I did mine at day 58. I think I'll try it again, but much earlier in the grow, eh? :smoking:
Your picture of this on page 51 shows the stage of flower development --- is that when you did the defol, or would you say you did it several days earlier? 