should i trim???? pics
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PeyoteReligion
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Looooool. Right....
robert030188
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Actually it doesn't stunt, they grow at the same pace everything else will. As long as it is connected to the stem it recieves nutes from the root system...the leaves are a storage system to sustain bud growth at flush, which is still given to the whole plant from the fan leaves and by that time foliage will have come back...just my experience
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Bud Brewer
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I am defoliating mine again with two weeks to go it will darken up and mature the immature bud in the shade and save you some work come chopping time
PeyoteReligion
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The fan leaves are where the plant gets the engery to even use the nutes. The less leaves on the plant, the less photosynthesis is occurring. That's the SIMPLE fact. Im sure we all remember photosynthesis right? Its what makes the plant grow, in case you forgot. Remember the whole taking in of co2 and exhaling of o2? The leaves do all that. Sure the plant will keep growing without the primary fan leaves, just not as well is it would had they been there.
PeyoteReligion
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Looks alright, but the point remains that had you not cut those leaves up the growth would be better. It's simple science, basic really... Only trim leaves that don't get direct light. Cutting leaves that get full light is a hanous act.
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I use the veg time to shape the plants and first couple of week in flower
after that I let the plant flower and grows all the leaves it needs but the plant is the best shape at this stage to use all the light
if this add a couple of weeks to the veg stage, its a lot better than lossing a few oz's in flower because of the shape of the plant
after that I let the plant flower and grows all the leaves it needs but the plant is the best shape at this stage to use all the light
if this add a couple of weeks to the veg stage, its a lot better than lossing a few oz's in flower because of the shape of the plant
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my plant looks ok to me
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hi peyoteReligion any pic's of your plants ?
whiffed
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how did you do that??? did you de-foliate whilst budding??? i am still about 3 weeks from finish
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sorry about that all ways get the odd pick taking the piss and don't what there on about,
but will stay and help if you want me too, leave any question and I will do my best to help you
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I was about to chop the plant when I took the pic so I had removed a lot of the fan leaves
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yeh 3 times in veg, 1ltr,5ltr,30ltr last time a week or two before flower
the last pot size is 30ltrs, most the time as I do 2-4 plants under 2 600w hps
robert030188
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Yes but photosynthesis requires light to hit the leaves in order to do this process right? Like i said, its controversal and all depends on how you do it..i defoliate 2-3 times in flower usually.
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I wish I had took some pic's last night but did't
I look at the plant and think what is the best way
so I have a tall 8" plant not much on the top 4" of the plant and fan leaves covering some of the bottom nodes
topping the plant at 4" and remove some fan leaves, now I have topped a plant once and got 11 main bud sites
give it a few days and lst the plant and I could have 11 realy good top bud sites
just need an extra flower room
I look at the plant and think what is the best way
so I have a tall 8" plant not much on the top 4" of the plant and fan leaves covering some of the bottom nodes
topping the plant at 4" and remove some fan leaves, now I have topped a plant once and got 11 main bud sites
give it a few days and lst the plant and I could have 11 realy good top bud sites
just need an extra flower room