removing fan leaves

[rollmensmokeme]

i think i may have fucked my self!!....i have one plant(female)...3 1/2 weeks into flowering....with 3 200 watt cfls around her.....and i jus removed ALL the fan leaves....did i jus fuck up or no??...please help​

 

[DarthD3vl]

yea you did...i dont know if it will die but you really need those leaves

 

[rollmensmokeme]

so do you think my buds will still develop or no...

 

[bigv1976]

Yes they will develop fine.

 

[rollmensmokeme]

good........

 

[rollmensmokeme]

i hope so....its my first grow and i put alot of time into it....but i listened to a buddy of mine and he told me to remove all the fan leaves....thats the only i did that!!

 

[bajafox]

Yes they will develop fine.

so do you think that the buds will still develop....??

Yes they will develop fine.

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[Weedoozie]

They will develop but no where near as big, as nice, or as sweet as they would have been had you left the plant to grow naturally. Take it as a lesson learned, fan leaves are the plants solar panels, they collect energy for when the sun/lights are off so you're plant can grow. Removing so many at one time is detrimental to your plants potential

Also, make sure you have the right information before you take action. Sometimes, such as in this case, its better to do nothing at all.

No offense to you but you're friend is a bad grower or just wanted you to do poorly.

 

[rollmensmokeme]

yeah lessoned learned.....thanks guys....i appreciate the advice

 

[Weedoozie]

Fasho, I asked the same question when I first started growing and a lot of growers are torn about it, some say don't remove any EVER because the plant need as much energy as she can get and then other say pinching off some here and there over time can be beneficial if done properly; but we all seem to agree on this: removing too many/all the fan leaves in one sitting is a BAD idea if you want to harvest buds

 

[rollmensmokeme]

well i know for my future grows....cuz im addicted to this shit now...i sit in front of my closet and stare at it...like its gonna grow in front of my eyes..lol

 

[Weedoozie]

well i know for my future grows....cuz im addicted to this shit now...i sit in front of my closet and stare at it...like its gonna grow in front of my eyes..lol

I think all the best growers go through this

 

[bigv1976]

Yeah I grow a 2x3 scrog and I almost have to remove some leaves from time to time but it kills me to do it.

 

[rollmensmokeme]

lol...so im not the only one!....

 

[bajafox]

How about some pics?

 

[fabfun]

i been wondering about selective pruning thats why i read this thread so are u saying strategic pruning is ok pruning to expose bud sites ?

 

[bigv1976]

I try to tuck leaves as much as possible but like I said I grow a small scrog so I get a dense canopy so I prune out maybe half the fans and all unneccesary growth under the screen with no problems. The key is to not take it all at once. I am 6 weeks into flowering and I still take fans.

 

[Weedoozie]

i been wondering about selective pruning thats why i read this thread so are u saying strategic pruning is ok pruning to expose bud sites ?

Any one who gives an answer to this is most likely from personal experience and therefore is speaking objectively. So really, its up to you. We can recommend however and I recommend you prune as little as possible and space out the prunings, let your plant recover as it can stress her out

But really, I think the best way to expose budsites without harm to your plant is to just tuck the fan leaves under the budsites they cover. This does take time because the leaves eventually make their way back to their original position so you have to continue to do it but it is most likely better over all for your plant

 

[bigv1976]

I guess we are on the same lines.

 

[Weedoozie]

I guess we are on the same lines.

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