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Old 10-06-2008, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Cutecumber View Post
It works to a point, but you should only defoliate after the fruits have set and are ripening, and then you should still be careful.

The plant needs its leaves to photosynthesise - which turns sunlight into carbohydrate - so they can grow.
That's the word I was after - thanks CC
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