Check the winners The Grow Awards 2026 🏆
Start My Diary
Start My Diary
Log In
Start My Diary
Home
Diaries
Strains
Shorts
Questions
Contests
Growers
Seeds
Breeders
Nutrients
Equipment
Blog
English
Log In
Sign Up
Following
Follow
Brands
&
Growers
to get updates
Back to Grow Questions
Fans leaves trimming
Goldenboy2020
started grow question 6y ago
Do you cut off the fan leaves ever in vegetation?
Solved
Week 4
Leaves. Too many
likes
TimTheTerpMan
answered grow question 6y ago
I will take. Major defoliation twice. Once before the 12/12 flip and another in the third week of flower. Untill those times I only remove large fans that cover bud sites. 👊😉
2 likes
Complain
Selected By The Grower
Similar Grow Questions
Solved
Goiaba
After pruning, very large and defective leaves appeared. Should I remove them?
Week 6
Leaves. Too many
8y ago
2
2
Solved
DuschkabinenGrow
Defoliating dense and bushy plant in flower
I think I know what I can do better next time, but for now, what can I do to manage such a dense and bushy plant? I defoliated five days ago, but she keeps bouncing back quickly. Should I continue removing leaves as needed, or would that cause too much stress? Day 25
Leaves. Too many
Techniques. ScrOG
Techniques. Defoliation
1mo ago
1
3
Solved
TheBug
What do you guys think about the leaves curling sideways like a pin wheel? I thought they would straighten out as the grew, but they're not. Not sure if the next set of leaves are going to do the same thing or not, they're too small. Only strain out of 4 doing it.
Week 2
Leaves. Too many
7y ago
8
6
Solved
thugzmansion
To defoliate or not? (autoflower)
Plant 1 is very bushy, should i defoliate or remove bottom growth? Have removed maybe 6 leaves in total so far but its still swamped with growth
Week 4
Leaves. Too many
6y ago
1
9
Solved
Satta
Shall I defoliate again?
I defoliated heavily starting week 6, but now 5 days later it's getting pretty dense again. Shall I do another round or would it stress her out and mess with her photosynthesis? Please see diary for the progress.
Week 6
Leaves. Too many
6y ago
4
3
Solved
Grow15
Mutated plant
Can anyone help me out ? I have a plant that mutated and started spitting 4/5 arms per node should I keep her ?
Leaves. Too many
Plant. Spaces between nodes
4y ago
9
7
Solved
Septooth
Can I do a big defoliation with 2 weeks left before harvest?
Can I do a big defoliation with 2 weeks left before harvest? My plant has a crap ton of leaves and I wanted to fatten up my buds and get light to some places it is lacking.
Week 13
Leaves. Too many
6y ago
1
1
Solved
Hydronaut
To defoliate/prune autoflower on day 42?
I’m trying to defoliate as little as possibly on this run. Would you give this auto a haircut or prune more lower branches on day 42 regardless?
Week 6
Leaves. Too many
2y ago
10
8
Solved
GrowSweetWeed
Looking at other plants, mine seems to be full of big leaves and prevents light to prime bud sites. Growing an auto with the lowest amount of stress I can give I am wondering if I should trim the leaves that prevent the most light to prime areas. Thank you
Week 4
Leaves. Too many
7y ago
1
1
Solved
weeditin
Please can you watch this weeks video and tell me what is causing the plants slowed down growth, and brownish/yellowish burns. And the leaves wont pop up to the lights like they used to too :/ Its a 4l pot and im giving it 0,4l every 2 to 3 days, was fine till i started to LST...
Week 5
Leaves. Too many
6y ago
5
6
Solved
Praha2ndhome
Final weeks of flower, am I ready?
I am curious if you all think I'm burning her with light or nutrients perhaps? I'm feeding every other day about 1-1.5 liters with 5ml bloom. 12/12, 20" away from light.
Week 10
Leaves. Too many
6y ago
5
5
Solved
Twalker92
More defoliating?
I keep on asking this question a lot but with my lemon 2 the bushy one should I leave her as she is and tuck leaves away allowing light to bud sites or do you think I should do some defoliating as there are just so many leaves!
Week 8
Leaves. Too many
6y ago
2
4
Solved
Spaceranger101
Should I defoliate my 7-week old autoflower
It’s very bushy and some bud sites are covered with leaves. I’ve been tucking those leaves to improve light coverage but I’m not sure if this is enough.
Week 7
Leaves. Too many
5y ago
2
4
Solved
Vril_Ya
Sticky resinous leaves
My Purple Star Killer plant is 7 weeks old and, after topping, shows foliage overcrowding. Did LST on main lateral shoots.The leaves are quite sticky to the touch with a strong herbal smell. Is this normal for this strain? My Mochi plant of the same age is not resinous.
Leaves. Too many
Other. General questions
3y ago
4
4
Solved
xauberer
Should i remove more leaves and lower buds or should i just leave them and dont stress them in flower ? Thanks for answers
Week 13
Leaves. Too many
Other. General questions
Plant. Twisted
1y ago
2
1
Solved
LK_Smoka
Trimming around buds pre week 14
I’m wondering.. should I be trimming the leaves around the buds so the buds get more light? It just occurred to me that I don’t see all those leaves on other diaries? Would it help the buds mature with the extra light and nutrients not goes to leaves? The video is from a week ago
Week 13
Buds. Not fattening
Leaves. Too many
5y ago
2
1
Solved
TheBonnieRobin
Defoliate fan leaves?
These big old fan leaves at the bottom of the picture (s) the ones hanging out the door of the tent....should I snip them off? How far do you go with the defoliation at this stage?
Week 10
Leaves. Too many
5y ago
4
3
Solved
SHRiMP_EyE
Any suggestions on defolaition or other things i can do to improve the growth of this plant?
Any suggestions on defolaition or other things i can do to improve the growth of this plant? Im a little bit lost on what i could remove or do to improve the quality of this beauty.
Week 5
Buds. Other
Leaves. Too many
Leaves. Too few
2y ago
11
4
Solved
TheGreenNerd
Possible Over Watering. Can I get an experts look?
My plants leaves are looking droopy and condensed. I am worried that I may be watering them too much. I water them with a gallon of water every 3 days with 3 teaspoons of "Grow Big" added and mixed into the water pot. Do they look normal for a 4 week old plant?
Week 4
Leaves. Too many
Other. General questions
4y ago
5
4
Solved
Cynthia1710
Should I remove some leaves?
Should I remove some of the leaves on this plant?
Leaves. Too many
5y ago
2
2