Fan Leafs. Blockers of Light Or Energy Producers???

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Moon Goblin said:
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In my experience, LegallyFlying Is absolutely correct
Above was 8 lb. of dried fantastic MMJ. I would usually get around 6-7 lbs. until I aggressively lollipoped, and removed fan leaves that would not stay tucked from the canopy. BTW, it is a low yielding strain. I also found that if I were to leave fan leaves underneath the canopy the plant would release them daily- this prompted me to remove them all ( all below the canopy ) with in the first 2 weeks of 12/12- my thought process was to leave them during the "stretch" to lessen the stretch by using up some of the plants resources I also left a few under shoots, too, for this reason. a few cycles later, at a different location, I was unable to easily thin the canopy and I yielded only 2.5 lbs. per box- the same plants; the same food regiment; the same temps and humidity- identical. This has been my experience.
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Get outta here with that shit! Cervantes, UB and other cannabis authorities have assured me that plucking is wrong. Like evil wrong!
 
I try not to remove leafs- the only time I do is if they suffer from some deficiency and die/have to be removed anyways- which is my (growers) fault.
If you are trimming to increase light penetration this can be achieved by tying your plants down instead
 
I did...I'm at Day 21 of flower...

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Defoliating has increased my yield. Non judicious stripping however isn't the answer..there is a method to it. If you haven't done a little of it in veg I might just wait till your next grow. It also depends on your situation. If you've got good light penetration, your humidity is running in the lower range for flower and you've got plenty of vertical space then I might just do a little pruning of the large fan leaves only. Leave the leaves connected to bud sites alone.

There is more to it..think for yourself and make the decision that's right for your environment. Do some research. I'll do it again around day 40 for the last time.

Namaste
 
I just removed my fan leafs a few days ago, and My plants looked like shit for a day, now they are full of new growth, sweet. I like it, i have always took some off, but i never to all of them off like i just did, i will keep doing it
 
Actually, my buddy always taught me to run with scissors. Jose and UB will tell you that running with scissors is the way to go. You do what you want but when I lace up my running shoes and step out the door, you better believe ill have a pair of scissors in my hand
 
Moon Goblin said:
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In my experience, LegallyFlying Is absolutely correct
Above was 8 lb. of dried fantastic MMJ. I would usually get around 6-7 lbs. until I aggressively lollipoped, and removed fan leaves that would not stay tucked from the canopy. BTW, it is a low yielding strain. I also found that if I were to leave fan leaves underneath the canopy the plant would release them daily- this prompted me to remove them all ( all below the canopy ) with in the first 2 weeks of 12/12- my thought process was to leave them during the "stretch" to lessen the stretch by using up some of the plants resources I also left a few under shoots, too, for this reason. a few cycles later, at a different location, I was unable to easily thin the canopy and I yielded only 2.5 lbs. per box- the same plants; the same food regiment; the same temps and humidity- identical. This has been my experience.
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Man I wish I had the space for this kind of grow..that said, it would be way beyond my needs...my current grow, I'll probably net close to a lb...will also be more than I need. Awesome...looks really organized..love that.

Namaste
 
medical/420 said:
I just removed my fan leafs a few days ago, and My plants looked like shit for a day, now they are full of new growth, sweet. I like it, i have always took some off, but i never to all of them off like i just did, i will keep doing it
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thats right just keep picking all the fans off and just grow bud...you got it
 
medical/420 said:
I just removed my fan leafs a few days ago, and My plants looked like shit for a day, now they are full of new growth, sweet. I like it, i have always took some off, but i never to all of them off like i just did, i will keep doing it
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oh my lord your plants hate your guts.......
 
we took off alot of our fan leaves off right after onset (the stretch) shit is producing great.... cant tell the difference between striped and not


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iunno i believe in removing them if ur stacking lots of plants in a room .. so that ur plants get more light ... taking off some fan leafs but expanding the light into the rest of the smaller leavse and branches has so far only helped me.. i dont go threw and take off all the leaves.. but i do take some off to get them to unblock.. i only defoliate after the stretch a little .. and then at 5 weeks a little.. and then the last 2 days before icut them down. ill take all fans off for easier trimming.. and i dry then trim for better smelling bud.
 
Here are my babies....day 13 of stretch and tomorrow I will be taking almost all of the fan leaves off...... this is going to be great.... I hope lol

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you should guide those tall ones outside the canopy and let the shorts one come up in the middle.

if you ever do that in the future when you guide them out make sure they continue to grow vertically so you get the node length you need for a nice fat cola .

Plants look super healthy, nice going so far. check the finish calculator I found, shit works good scrog info on there also, the guy that invented did so for shop lights.

check it out http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/fourtwenty/articles/4060.htm
 
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