Help picked leaf off ++++rep

[viridi]

I was pulling a brown crispy leaf off and the end pulled about 1cm of green from the branch. When I pulled the leaf it went down like a piece of celery. Do you think this will cause hermie or death. At 6 weeks of flower. Thanks

 

[SnakeByte]

I don't think so, but next time use clips or wait until it basically falls off on it's own.
A completely dead branch will just fall off if you poke it hard enough.

 

[doowmd]

it'll recover. and like the previous poster said, next time just let it fall off on it's own. "pulling" things off the plant is a bad idea. Live and learn.

 

[viridi]

I don't think so, but next time use clips or wait until it basically falls off on it's own.
A completely dead branch will just fall off if you poke it hard enough.

It just took about 1cm of skin off of branch.

 

[SnakeByte]

Nah! Don't stress about that then.

 

[viridi]

it'll recover. and like the previous poster said, next time just let it fall off on it's own. "pulling" things off the plant is a bad idea. Live and learn.

Yea I will wait from now on they are at 6 weeks of flower.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...it should recover no problem and in the future, if you have to take a leaf, grasp it firmly right at the base where it meets the stem and pull down, ...it should snap off very cleanly right at the stem. ...if you hold a thumbnail just under the bottom of said leaf it should pull down and off with ease.

peace, bozo

...i pluck leaves all the time man, if it's crappy or it's shadin' a bud site, bam, it's gone!

 

[SnakeByte]

The kind of stress that you're worried will turn you female herm is extreme changes that don't kill the plant, sometimes for lengthened periods of time. Mainly mass changes in environment. Namely Temps and light. Lack of or too much water can do it too.

 

[viridi]

Thanks guys for the quick advice.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...here, check this out.

Defoliation: Hi-Yield Technique?

...there's more than one way to skin this cat.

peace, bozo

 

[viridi]

...here, check this out.

Defoliation: Hi-Yield Technique?

...there's more than one way to skin this cat.

peace, bozo

Do you do this?

 

[justanotherbozo]

Do you do this?

...i do indeed, i've never been shy about plucking leaves off my plants, judicious pruning stimulates new and vigorous growth.

...for example, when you top a young plant, it may slow a bit but the new growth quickly catch's up except that instead of 1 top, you now have 2.

...don't be afraid to experiment, and don't take anyone's word as gospel, ...any one of us can be wrong, even if we are convinced we are right, so try it yourself and you won't have to take anyone's word for whether or not it works because you'll know, one way or the other through your own experience, there's no better teacher than personal experience.

...and don't forget to have fun with this no matter what grasshopper, growing weed is supposed to be fun.

peace, bozo

 

[viridi]

...i do indeed, i've never been shy about plucking leaves off my plants, judicious pruning stimulates new and vigorous growth.

...for example, when you top a young plant, it may slow a bit but the new growth quickly catch's up except that instead of 1 top, you now have 2.

...don't be afraid to experiment, and don't take anyone's word as gospel, ...any one of us can be wrong, even if we are convinced we are right, so try it yourself and you won't have to take anyone's word for whether or not it works because you'll know, one way or the other through your own experience, there's no better teacher than personal experience.

...and don't forget to have fun with this no matter what grasshopper, growing weed is supposed to be fun.

peace, bozo

Would 6 weeks in flower be too late to remove leaves?

 

[beuffer420]

No it's not too late. You also can tuck a few on one plant and pluck the other see if there's a difference. Further your experience points.

Me I leave them on unless unhealthy but like its said above in a thread your experiences will teach tons so see what you prefer.