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End of veg final prune - which leaves to trim?
thebiologist
started grow question 5y ago
Please advise me on final pruning before flower. In the picture you can see some big fan leaves without budsites and many younger leaves which appear to be with budsites. I want to know what to trim and what to keep
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GMSgrows
answered grow question 5y ago
Just take enough to let some light into the plant. But if their autos, I personally just tucked leaves. Cheers
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