Trimming question

[Therealzemi]

I'm very unsure on how much/little to trim this scrog. Ive done a good trimming below the screen. But what about abbove? So far ive only been tugging large leafs under, so the smaller tops can break through. It's my first indoor grow, so this is all learning for me. Thank you in advance

Two first pics is the same top.

 

[lolryn]

sorry I can be of no help to you, as I don't do SCroG... but beautiful plants my dude

 

[Therealzemi]

Thanks mate

 

[Croptober]

Cut anything that is not getting light or else you'll be left with small larfy buds that are a pain to trim. Just imagine a line a cut everything off below it.

 

[Therealzemi]

That makes sense. Will get straight on it

 

[JointOperation]

yup lollipop everything not getting enough light.. maybe pull of a few fan leaves to open up some space for some of the lower to get light.. great job so far...

 

[Therealzemi]

Job done. I might trim a few more fan leaves at the top. But waiting a couple of days to see what happens. You can see the result of my trim in my journal, in a few minutes
Look at my fancy cutter. Two table knives taped to it. Or i couldn't reach the back of the room...lol

 

[Croptober]

what do they look like now?

 

[Therealzemi]

If you follow the link in my signature, you can see the pics from after the trim. But since you ask, here you go

 

[Croptober]

Looks good to me

 

[jd4083]

looks nice and clean

I know it's a hot button topic but I don't think you can defoliate enough (well...within reason)

 

[OakyJoe]

A you in Flower? Have you cut them before or in Flower?

 

[Therealzemi]

That question had to come i guess
The majority of the lower stem trim was done in veg. The rest during the now first two weeks of flowering. Should have been done before yes. But i'm still learning

Thanks for the kind words all

 

[Miraculous Meds]

looks nice and clean

I know it's a hot button topic but I don't think you can defoliate enough (well...within reason)

Bad advice fella, I know what u mean but u shouldn't write it like that or people might really mess up.

 

[OakyJoe]

That question had to come i guess
The majority of the lower stem trim was done in veg. The rest during the now first two weeks of flowering. Should have been done before yes. But i'm still learning

Thanks for the kind words all

No Problem We all learn through Errors we done

Cheers! Can you link to the Main Thread Please? EDIT: Found it

 

[Miraculous Meds]

Leaf pruning advice.

So always error on the side of caution when learning this technique cause pulling off too much too fast can completely stall growth and reduce yields all the way down to 25% of expectations if taken too extreme.

My advice is to only take 10% of the sun leaves off at any given day. the leaves that overlap each other causing a potential wet pocket for mold to start can be pruned. Also take the large leaves that cover light penetration to bud sites. Remember the 10% rule and go slow.

About once a week if u already have pruned the sucker branches, like u have, then u will only need to take a select leaf or two per canopy area(10% per plant so not to stall them), covering bud sites.

 

[Therealzemi]

It's just amazeballz (My better halfs prefered saying) to see the amount of help and support you get in here. I am so here to stay. I hope that i one day can pay back to the community in the same way

The trimming. It's kinda fun. In your head you can actually picture what makes sense to do. Finding the nerve to carry it out, is something else though..... But that's where you guys fit so perfectly in

 

[jd4083]

Bad advice fella, I know what u mean but u shouldn't write it like that or people might really mess up.

I wasn't giving advice, I was stating my opinion. Nobody should be listening to me anyways, what do I know?