pulling off cotyledon leaves

ringohaze

Active Member
basically im just trying to figure out if other ppl do this, if so do you just pull them off, or do you clip them w/ scissors. i know they eventually just fall off, just trying to figure out if anyone else does this.
 

CR500ROOST

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You should leave them all on,Until they are brown and crisp then you could remove them.Your plant needs all of them.
 

lostNug

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Last week before harvest I remove most leaves covering the buds. Gives em more light and makes it easier tto trim during harvest.

So leave them on untill they are fully brown. Some strains have a hard time dropping dead leaves so u can trim them off wiith sanitized clippers.
 

Clonex

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Last week before harvest I remove most leaves covering the buds. Gives em more light and makes it easier tto trim during harvest.

So leave them on untill they are fully brown. Some strains have a hard time dropping dead leaves so u can trim them off wiith sanitized clippers.
very true , also some strains will auto shed fan leaves that are covering budd sites ...
 

Stoobie

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I use cotyledons as a barometer for adding nutes. When the cotyledons yellow and fall off, it's time to start giving the plant light fertilizer. My plant's first meal (so to speak) is those leaves. But that's just my method...your mileage may vary.
 

aquashift

Active Member
basically im just trying to figure out if other ppl do this, if so do you just pull them off, or do you clip them w/ scissors. i know they eventually just fall off, just trying to figure out if anyone else does this.
They drop off naturally. Trying to tear them off doesn't do anything beneficial, and can hurt the plant.
 

moash

New Member
I have a plant that's about 3 months old that still has these leaves! They are nice and green too! ha ha
I find that weird because the cotyledons and the skin they are attached to always peel off my plants when the main stem gets bigger......
Maybe its just me;-)
 

ringohaze

Active Member
I find that weird because the cotyledons and the skin they are attached to always peel off my plants when the main stem gets bigger......
Maybe its just me;-)
thats kinda what started happening to mine and i noticed the skin was getting old and stringy, but after that i said what the hell and pulled it off the other ones that looked older, i was just wondering if anybody else had done this
 

moash

New Member
thats kinda what started happening to mine and i noticed the skin was getting old and stringy, but after that i said what the hell and pulled it off the other ones that looked older, i was just wondering if anybody else had done this
I dont really worry about it all that much
 
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