How is providing completely false information and arguing when responded to is helping? And then when asked for the source, it doesn’t even say the same thing.

Is it being defensive to call someone’s bullshit out?

they weren’t the only ones giving that advice.

Did you notice the other user finally understood the method I was going for? They noticed their advice wasn’t needed after a little back and forth discussion, THIS user on the other hand…. As the other user said “general convention” I’m not going for general, and pruning changes things, like the persons “sources” state unequivocally. And yet you seem to miss this detail somehow too.

I’m not looking for advice (did you see me asking for any), and I’m not looking for praise and admiration (did you see me ask for any), I am sharing my method and process of growing, which is established on proven science, not some basic guidelines with no supporting research, the research exists, but wasn’t in their sources. And some user started spouting bullshit, so yes, I’m going to say something to prevent others from thinking it’s right.

Eventually you just wanted to win an online argument you created.

What…? They’re the ones arguing and I didn’t create it.

They opted out and you're still going.

They are the ones continuing to respond, even after pointing out their source agrees that pruning changes the “guideline”, not minimum numbers.

If you’re not just an alt of this user, you should really try reading the thread fully. And I’m sorry that you’re taking their comment to heart, instead of reading the sources that disagree with their comments.

Tomatoes aren’t like carrots, where there is actually direct consequences that you can’t address by planting too close together, the persons knowledge is pretty darn basic, and they’re burying their head in the sand to anything more complex than what’s on the back of the seed packages.