great thread. i got some identical clones of 2 diff strains and 2 of each. think i will do a test.
extreegrowerrr
Member
shhhiiit i pull mine! gets light down to the bottom never seen a reduce in yield! but it gives me solid nugs all the way down!
I believe the fan leaves are the engine room of the plant. This is where all the photosynthesis takes place. I do SOG and towards the end of flowering bottom leaves start to yellow and these are removed but I don't touch the top ones.
MY LITTLE SOG
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=166407
MY LITTLE SOG
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=166407
Before:
Day 6 12/12
After:
Day 13 12/12
Towards end of flower:
Day 60 12/12
Timeline:
You can't even tell I touched them....
If it is bushy and you need to I say yes, if you can go without then no. I leave what I can, but remove what I think needs to be. Must be selective.
Day 6 12/12
After:
Day 13 12/12
Towards end of flower:
Day 60 12/12
Timeline:
You can't even tell I touched them....
If it is bushy and you need to I say yes, if you can go without then no. I leave what I can, but remove what I think needs to be. Must be selective.
DevilsReject
Member
So if the leaves fall off and even the yellow leaves that fall off do you still save those to make bubble hash or do you just save the leaves from the plant once you cut her down and harvest the plant??
I wouldn't bother with the yellow leaves, they are just rubbish. If your going to make hash use the trim with all the trichomes on it.
extreegrowerrr
Member
i grow trees so i pull mine and dont trim any lower growth...when i used to grow sog i trimmed the bottom of the plant to give one fat main cola but never pulled leaves cause the lights are so close. but i believe with big trees its a must. if i pull the leaves and leave the bottom popcorn it all turns into nice nugs. if i leave the fan leaves on large trees and trim the bottom stuff i loose yield. but smaller plants just trim the bullshit off and leave the leaves! my opinion
FOOR SURE I TRIM FAN LEAVES, AFTER I GET THIS FANTASTIC BUD...I THINK IS BETTER ALSO FOR SMALL BUD DOWN TAKE MORE LIGHT AND AFTER GET CHUBBY AND SWEET , ALSO A POSITIVE INCREMENT FOR THE WEIGHT FINAL, BUT ONLY YOU CHOICE WHAT IS BETTER FOR YOUR GARDEN!!
TexasToker
Member
That is true. I did this about a week or so ago and the leaves are all coming back.
Not really the giant fan leaves, but the little 'sucker' leaves are back and seems to be a lot more of them. All the big long fan leaves are not getting so big since the colas are starting to choke them out.
Just playing around with some mom plants that I'm going to toss out. Not sure if I'm flowering this mtf but I have 2 durbans this style and will strip 1 before I flower.
Spl1fftast1ck
Member
George, Tokin, Lazyman, + rep, Thanks for getting me thinking. You guys have your skills nailed down and by promoting this kind of brainstorming many people will benefit via better meds. Thanks and +rep.
I tried to think of an answer to this question based on all I have done, seen, experienced, etc ... All I can come up with is I do what the plant tells me. Bubba, she loves for her bud sites to get more light and the more they do the bigger and frostier they get. Purple Erkel, dense frosty buds (even at bottom) no matter the amount of light. Hog dense buds at bottom with little light, but they only get frosty if you prune so they get a full stream of light. Mazar, fan leaves are crazy big but cutting them off stunts her growth bud sites need to be trained (tucked) between the fan leaves. The list goes on .....
Bottom line:
I guess my personal opinion is, "To trim fan leaves or not" is strain dependent as well as goal dependent, and the more you work with the strain (via mother for consistent results) the better chance you have of figuring out which way to go.
I tried to think of an answer to this question based on all I have done, seen, experienced, etc ... All I can come up with is I do what the plant tells me. Bubba, she loves for her bud sites to get more light and the more they do the bigger and frostier they get. Purple Erkel, dense frosty buds (even at bottom) no matter the amount of light. Hog dense buds at bottom with little light, but they only get frosty if you prune so they get a full stream of light. Mazar, fan leaves are crazy big but cutting them off stunts her growth bud sites need to be trained (tucked) between the fan leaves. The list goes on .....
Bottom line:
I guess my personal opinion is, "To trim fan leaves or not" is strain dependent as well as goal dependent, and the more you work with the strain (via mother for consistent results) the better chance you have of figuring out which way to go.
yes Spl1fftast1ck!! this question about trim or no trim fan leaves create very interest for growers , this is good to understand if we get a positive an increase of weight!!!!
my opinion is how you grow and sure for s.o.g. style better trim.........
my opinion is how you grow and sure for s.o.g. style better trim.........
Just playing around with some mom plants that I'm going to toss out. Not sure if I'm flowering this mtf but I have 2 durbans this style and will strip 1 before I flower.
Excellent trim. I love removing fan leaves to promote branching. For those that grow trees you REALLY should trim fan leaves. I cut my leaves when the neighboring shoot is about an inch long.
exactly sumdumguy!!
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Wasabi420
i just trimmed half of my room...I'll know in 3 weeks with the final weigh in if there was a significant increase in production/quality!
dubbalicious
Member
Fan of cutting fans
Fan of cutting fans
day 21 trim then week later, IMO it takes about 2/3 days and they take off again
day 21,trimday
day 28
day 33
Fan of cutting fans
day 21 trim then week later, IMO it takes about 2/3 days and they take off again
day 21,trimday
day 28
day 33
looks great +++ "dubbalicious", you can see just 7 day later comeback small leaves!!!
but good for flower!! very nice man!!
but good for flower!! very nice man!!
dubbalicious
Member
Thanks bro, works for me, but it is strain dependant, dont do much of it to my chem phenos, as their not as leafy
