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Prune bushy top of small plant?

CypressHill78
CypressHill78started grow question 2 years ago
One of my plants is kinda short but bushy on top, so i was wondering if i should maybe remove some leaves so that the lower parts of the plant will get more light ? Plant in question is 4 weeks old now and around 12cm in height.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 2 years ago
i'm with grannie.. think you need to illicit a bit more stretch out of the plants even if you do remove a leaf or two. axillary growth needs to spread out to be useful... so removing leaves to help grow what will be the oldest growth and potentially pruned off anyway isn't as helpful as you think it is. i'd rather that side growth stretch a little bit to reach light, then train it as needed. those first couple nodes won't even produce a decent bud anyway if you don't lollipop or defo at all, and most likely liek i said, it won't be there when the plant is in bloom unless it's a really tiny autoflower.
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OhioFarms
OhioFarmsanswered grow question 2 years ago
Yes you can remove a couple leaves that are blocking the lower branching. This will help them catch up to the main.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
Raise your lights... get them up about 24" from the plant and they should stretch out more. Have you JUST started to give them nutes? Because they look pretty hungry except for the new leaves.... Good luck!
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