Pruning

[Chrisz0825]

Curious, I'm to the point that I gotta prune. When pruning can I just snip all the branches that aren't gonna produce growth? They are almost a month old and are very bushy. I really wanna get the most outta my led lights so would it be wise to go ahead and have a snip party?

 

[Medizzinman]

Pruning is bad, and of no benfit. The only thing you need to remove is the occaisional dead leaf that may be near falling off on its own. Leaves are solar cells that take in light and transfer energy into flower production. Why would you want to thin them out? Try bending or tucking leaves out of the way only if they seem to block bud sites. You should have adequate light, so no need to prune to get more benefit from it.

 

[a mongo frog]

Curious, I'm to the point that I gotta prune. When pruning can I just snip all the branches that aren't gonna produce growth? They are almost a month old and are very bushy. I really wanna get the most outta my led lights so would it be wise to go ahead and have a snip party?

Im not seeing where pruning would be helpful. The plants look to be short so light should be going all the ay through. plus it looks as if you've got them spaced pretty well.

 

[nomofatum]

Judge pruning by the amount of light hitting the floor/dirt under the plant. It should not be dark, but should be well shaded. Prude whole branchs not leaves.

 

[MidnightXTRCTS]

Im not seeing where pruning would be helpful. The plants look to be short so light should be going all the ay through. plus it looks as if you've got them spaced pretty well.

I agree. They look great. I understand the urge to mess with them, but probably shouldnt. I grow outdoors and keep about a foot from ground pruned because I feel moisture from ground helped mold my plants. I love to crop 3 times every 3 nodes and have multiple colas, but have also let the plant do its thing and it usually works out. Critters, bugs,mold are the outdoor challenge. So a greenhouse is my next step. Anyways, they look....Dope!

 

[Organic Altruism]

Personally, I do find that trimming up the lower portions of your plants can help increase yield (as well as increase air circulation). However on plants of this size, I do not think you will benefit at all. Usually pruning is done on larger plants that have a very uneven canopy or have absolutely no chance of receiving the light they need towards the bottom of the plant. With girls that small and bushy a trim might even reduce your yield. I say leave 'em be, they look super healthy.

 

[Chrisz0825]

I agree. They look great. I understand the urge to mess with them, but probably shouldnt. I grow outdoors and keep about a foot from ground pruned because I feel moisture from ground helped mold my plants. I love to crop 3 times every 3 nodes and have multiple colas, but have also let the plant do its thing and it usually works out. Critters, bugs,mold are the outdoor challenge. So a greenhouse is my next step. Anyways, they look....Dope!

Thanks! This is my first grow so I'm just full of questions. I do have some fan leaves that are starting to die off...ahoild I cut those off or leave em? I hear ppl on both sides of this argument making valid points. I almost feel like I should cause those dying fan leaves keep getting I'm the way of my growth spots

 

[Organic Altruism]

Thanks! This is my first grow so I'm just full of questions. I do have some fan leaves that are starting to die off...ahoild I cut those off or leave em? I hear ppl on both sides of this argument making valid points. I almost feel like I should cause those dying fan leaves keep getting I'm the way of my growth spots

Just how dead are we talking about here? Are they falling off? Typically you want to leave fan leaves on as long as possible unless infected. If they're just starting do die off they will be trying to transport all mobile nutrients to the rest of the plant. If you're worried that the fan leaves are blocking parts of the plant, bend the leaf down or out of the way, I do it all the time.

 

[nomofatum]

Thanks! This is my first grow so I'm just full of questions. I do have some fan leaves that are starting to die off...ahoild I cut those off or leave em? I hear ppl on both sides of this argument making valid points. I almost feel like I should cause those dying fan leaves keep getting I'm the way of my growth spots

When a leaf is dying it usually releases it's mobile nutrients back to the plant for it to use. In many cases (deficiencies) this is actually the reason the plant is aborting the leaf, to supply the nutrients to the flower/new growth.

For this reason you should never cut a leaf off because it is dying. You should wait until it's dead and can fall off or be removed with a slight tug. Cutting it off would only cause moisture loss and the loss of the nutrients still in the leaf.

Now, if you have a deficiency in veg, I would just cut it off a few days after fixing the issue so I knew for sure no more new signs were popping up. Then leave it in veg long enough to recover a full canopy. the few days wait is for the plant to still have access to the nutes in the leaves during recovery.