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Should I prune leaves on this plant?Looks bushy an...
Aidan
started grow question 5y ago
Should I prune leaves on this plant?Looks bushy and some leaves are big is blocking light.
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Leaves. Too many
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King_Geedorah
answered grow question 5y ago
Yes you just want to remove a bit from the inside the rule I use is if sunlight can't get to it it's not useful. All fan leaves pointing inwards are useless.
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