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Remove fan leave ??

Hempy
Hempystarted grow question 6 months ago
Does any one else take there fan leaves off during bloom? Iv never done it but I’m tempted on this one ??? What’s ya thoughts
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 6 months ago
Don't blindly take leaves off. That is bro science. It does not change the focus of the plant, that is absurd and completely false. Do you ahve condensation or extremely congested areas you can't fix with some bending or tucking? Remove a leaf for very good reasons and remove as few as possible. If the plant has too many leaves, it will shed some. If a leaf is a net negative to the plant, it will be shed by the plant. Leaves do more than collect light. They are also the lungs. CO2 is your limiting factor. So, reducing co2 intake is only a negative effect. Leaves also manufacture necessary molecules (not exclusively related to photosynthesis) for growth and ripening (which is also "growth" but some don't associate it as such). Don't reduce the plants ability to manufacture necessary molecules on top of photosynthesis outputs. Leaves are value -added. Keep them.. you should always want to keep them by default and only remove them for very good reasons. https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/community/photons_corner/to-defoliate-or-not-to-defoliate/ check out all their guides. it is by far the best place for information with the least amount of bro-science nonsense. dr photon's corner articles are good too. avoid the forums... forums are rife with anecdotal nonsense of people that repeat things without verification.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 6 months ago
Also, apical dominance is the primary reason why buds higher on the plant develop better and not how much light hits the flowers. Flower has 1/100th of the pigmentation of leaves. Very little photosynthesis occurs there. It is much more efficient that light hits leaves. The products of photosynthesis, primarly ATP and other sugars, are highly mobile. they enter the phloem and that sugary, nutrient rich liquid is ever-present throughout the plant, if fed well. Which areas take the most from the phloem is about apical dominance -- the same thing behind how plant trainingn works. Highest growth node takes the most resources, all other factors the same. it is moer complicated by vascular tissue. obviously, primary branching will take more than secondary limbs and so forth I've heard this urban myth for too long. The last 1.5 years i've been purposely pushing leaves over particular bud sites to compare to similar budsites of similar dominance. There is no difference from the shielded flower and the non-shielded flower of simialr dominance. Certainly nonw you can distinguish with the human eye. the products of photosynthesis are HIGHLY mobile and is continually pumped into the phloem.
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Terrathil
Terrathilanswered grow question 6 months ago
Hey, I would always remove some of em. Either ones who Block light to reach buds or touching others to prevent mold and stuff. Plus : you can get your humidity down and get a better airflow throu your plants as your tent is Full as i can see. But dont take to much:) Its too early to lollipop:) Happy growing Much Love
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