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Skipi007started grow question 5y ago

Hi, I'm in the first week of flowering and I need two of the three girls to cut off the leaves, can I or should I leave it? Thank you

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L_Tetragrammatonanswered grow question 5y ago

Yes you can remove whatever is in the way leaf wise. I usually take the big fan leaves off the main stem first and let it rest for a day or two. Then start removing the lower branches that aren’t growing and leaves that are blocking light to areas I think will make big buds. Just don’t take more than 25% of leaves off until your third week of flower. Happy Growing!!!

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