new growers rookie misstake

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silverfox420

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:dunce: ok heres the story did not get her planted till late june eary july growin tall but not bushy and the buds look real lil (but then again i dont know what a good grow rate is) i am thinking of harvesting in 3 to 4 weeks i thought it would be good to cut the leaves to give more light ect well i read after that i should not have done that. as u can c in the pics all big leaves gone only leaf is around the buds did i kill it?
 

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dirrtyd

dirrtyd

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I dont think you killed her but keep us posted on the end result. What are you feeding her now?
 
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royo707

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Someone wise told me: "Cutting the leaves off the plant to make more buds is like cutting the wings off a bumblebee to make it more aerodynamic."
I don't think you killed her at all, but indeed, probably reduced the yield. I did it as well this year, probably not next year though.
 
JayTrinity

JayTrinity

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I take all the bottom branches out so the plant does not sit in the soil and often strip out extreamley bushy insides.

That is mold prevention but Id never remove anything in direct sunlight,.
 
Outdoorgreen

Outdoorgreen

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Its ok to remove some large fans on the tops to let light penetrate deeper but you went a little scissor happy. Next time hope you get a bushyer plant. Hey you live and learn.
 
StoneyC

StoneyC

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Def not dead .. but with removal of the fan leaves you take away alot of the plants energy source and slow the growth rate basically by stripping them naked your guaranteed a lower yield . the only time you really want to remove the fan leaves is when they are HUGE and blocking light to a larger portion of the plant and the plant as a whole will benefit but you want to be careful not to take off to much youll stunt the growth .. additionally pruning and trimming is more effective during vegetative growth then in flowering
 
StoneyC

StoneyC

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looks good tho and i would def give it at least 3 wks if not another month on pullin those suckers then you can trim em up as bare and nakey you want no foul no harm lol
 
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crazyMIman

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yea not a good idea to take all those leaves off. you basically took off all the fan leaves that absorb all the plants light energy.
 
sonofnothing

sonofnothing

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yeah i removed fan leaves once in mid veg, and it turned out to be a pretty decent idea! but i would never do it again [it was my buddies idea]
thing is, the light might not penetrate as well, but the fan leaves are what COLLECTS that light and turns it into energy and sends it down the branches.. so in direct light or not, it is still getting the energy needed to grow the way it grows in nature!! if its really really bushy, trim some lower branches, and maybe tie some branches down to get some air flowing through her... peace!
 
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