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When I pull on them very slightly and they come off with no effort.
If I have to put ANYTHING into it, I let it stay, because obviously the plant isn't ready to let it go.
MY URGENT QUESTION IS THIS! (sorry harry)
My lower budsites are SEVERELY light deprived because of my thick canopy of indica fans. I NEVER remove good leaves but these are seriously reeking havoc on the lower half of the plant.
Is it okay to remove a few "key" leaves that would allow light to the lower buds? I really can't afford to let all of those potential buds go to popcorn, when they really do look like they could improve.
I know you don't make a house more efficient by removing the solar panels and whatnot, but there are plenty of other perfect fans, but there are just a select few that I feel could go. What do you think?
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Quote: dutc2006 said: I think cutting healthy leaves to reveal lower popcorn buds to light is not beneficial, and overzealous trimming of fan leaves for aesthetics or air circulation is detrimental and stunts growth.
I disagree. I have literally 50-60 nice big fans on a plant. Show me what is damaging by removing 10% of those, so that 50% of the plant will be allowed more direct light?
One big fan at the top of the plant, can shade the entire bottom half of the plant. The bottom half has it's own fans but they aren't receiving light, so when I cut the one up top, the energy is transferred to the leaves that are newly exposed. Those buds as a result will be much larger and more mature in the end. If you are scissor happy then yes, it won't be beneficial but the point was to take only "KEY" leaves that were blocking major areas that need more development.
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I see what your point is, and agree with you totally, but my plant is only 20 inches tall, so I'm really not losing much light intensity by lowering the absorbing leaves 4 inches.
You see what I'm saying here?
This plant has a lower canopy. I removed 4 larger fans from near the middle of the plant, and this only opened up more fans for light. I decided the trim was best for the plant and so far, after removing those, It looks like ALL of the lower budsites will be taking off. It just seems more open, but the lower canopy gets MUCH more light so I think in my situation with shorter plants with super fat leaves, taking a few key leaves is a good idea.
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Thanks man, it really swelled up recently. Most of the weight will come from that I would think. That is my favorite plant by far. The smell, trich coverage, and overall health are all amazing. Should have used it as a mother.
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But I have one question, what happened, it didn't grow any branches because you flowered it from seed?
It may be deceiving scale wise but my plant is not really that small. I think it's more like 24 inches tall and has around 10 branches that range from 4-6 inches. Now that it has swelled up a little more (day 51) my hopes came back up. I think my two Indica phenotypes will yield an Oz combined. I really can't wait for next run, this was a throwaway.
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Thanks man, it really swelled up recently. Most of the weight will come from that I would think. That is my favorite plant by far. The smell, trich coverage, and overall health are all amazing. Should have used it as a mother.
