DrOfWelshMagic
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The huge fan leaves actually draw energy away from the bud at a certain point. I'm talking about those big ones that come directly off the stem. Their job is to create the branch, once the branch has grown the next set of fan leaves is the main source of energy for that branch, and so on. Each leaf helps build the next chute of new growth on the branch. Once a branch is developed the big leaves at the stem become competitors for energy. I just did a ton a research on the matter.well the leaves absorb light and contribute it to the bud so i would be hesitant about removing any leaves unless it's just super crowded. you'll notice the plant will actually remove it's own leaves when it sees fit by draining the resources from them and letting them wilt and fall off. i would not want to cut the fan leaf off a large kola site just to expose a smaller one. you can often just move the leaf to expose the kola.
I have always removed the leaves below canopy level on my scrog. By way of an experiment, I haven't done any trimming on my current grow. It's four weeks into 12/12 and seems fine at the moment. I'll post the results in another month.Does anyone do scrog and not remove ANY leaves?
It's funny how doing things like this are frowned upon by us stoners while the food we eat and the air we breath on a daily basis is far more dangerous to us then eagle 20 or pesticides/fungicidesgonna be honest about it too.
I treated with eagle 20
and flormite about the time of switch.
Both are systemics
One for bugs one for pm.
Just couldnt risk infection/infestation.
I allowed more than twice the recomended time for the treatments to exit the plants.
Not a recomendation just an fyi