agreed, even when they get older and start to yellow i wouldnt cut them off. think of your leafs as solar panels
if your trim your fans how do you expect to grow anything from that spot? above it will still grow yes but where you took the leaves from, that no longer has a food bank. those leaves store energy. if you take all the fans off in flower your buds wont do much. your leaves are like little solar panels, and outside they dont get full sun all day, or very rarely, so them blocking them selves is not a huge deal. grow low and wide if that bugs you, but pulling leafs off is counter productive. however all that little underbrush crap should go, helps with air flow too
i didnt mention the flowering thing in response to you, i was jsut talkin in general terms.
how does cutting the fan leaves make it branch out again? sounds like fimming to me, and thats not the fans leaves you would pinch off, its the reproductive part. cutting off fans will not make anything branch
well its quite obvious to me you have absolutely no experience with cutting off fans leaves so how can you have a real opinion about it??? and jorge cervantes is wrong about a few other things just so you know.. he also states the nutrient levels and light schedule are what makes a plant male or female lol we all know hes wrong about that too...
true , i didnt mean it would kill the plant instantly, but vegging or not they need there shade leafs. they feed the plant in veg too, thats why you get new growth. theres lots of wasted arguements on this subject allready tho, and i never got why. light + leafs = growth. light + leafs - x(leafs) = less growth.. they block the plant at times cuz thats what it likes, hence shade leafs, fans whatever. to each their own tho
yes i read books, i also read and write research papers, thesis's, and have been growing for almost 15yrs. but hey whats a horticulture degree but toliet paper any way right? so lets get this clear for me and all the special needs kids out there. cutting off upper FAN leaves causes it to branch out,take that bs to the advanced growing section and let them troll your ass then. but hey trim all the fan leaves you need if that what makes you feel better.
lmao you just told this kid to cut off the main grow tip and then you make it sound like cutting of a few fans leaves is worse... Topping the plant causes alot more stress than just a few fan leaves. The earlier you do it the more branches its gonna have. His plants are def old enough to cut a few leaves or even top it like you suggested.. they will bounce back pretty fast. Good luck to the OP
Its called energy transfer. This is such a touchy subject here on riu. Removing leaves and sucker shoots will force your girls to put all its energy to the remaining growing shoots. You loose nothing with the right strains and even can get better results by this technique.
