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Snapfest
Snapfeststarted grow question 3 years ago
I'd appreciate any thoughts on when it would be OK to prune out just the mammoth fan leaves that shade the node spots lower down. They're like friggin' umbrellas. When, if it all, would it be safe to do so?
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Leaves. Too many
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago
They're a little small (not the leaves - the plants!) to do any defoliation... what I would do (and what I do myself at this stage) is to tuck those large leaves under and get them out of the way or tie them down much like the LST process... they're still there, still providing photosynthesis to the plant, still moving nutes around and in general providing the plant with what it needs. As the plant gets much taller and more into bloom, you can trim a few of them if you need more airflow. I generally will trim fan leaves that grow toward the main stem but only when they're a few weeks into bloom. You're going to have a monster plant by the looks of those leaves! Enjoy!!
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BrumbeeBuds
BrumbeeBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Healthy fan leaves are your energy factories. Prune them with caution. I’ve read that you should never trim more than half of the fan leaves at any one time. I made that mistake and the plant was severely stunted. Maybe try some surgical petal pruning 🤔to get some more light to the lower colas.
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