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Remove fans leaves in flower
Xamber
started grow question 3y ago
I think I should have taken more fan leaves earlier. Is it too late for the 5 week of flower to remove yellow leaves from bottom? Thanks
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Week 12
Leaves. Too many
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GrowCN
answered grow question 3y ago
Yellow leaves near the bottom should be OK to remove. If yellow the plant has already scavenged the leaf for the nutrients it needs and the leaf probably isn't providing a useful contribution to the plant.
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