To trim or not to trim, that is the question (take 2)

To trim or not to trim?

  • Yes!, I trim to allow more light on the bud's

    Votes: 7 21.9%

  • No!, Why trim it takes away the engine of the plant

    Votes: 26 81.3%
  • Total voters
    32
TheDude0007

TheDude0007

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Spanishfly said:
Do tomato growers hack the leaves off their plants in the hope that they will get more tomatoes??

Trouble with MJ sites is they are populated by dumb kids who have never grown anything else and have no general gardening knowledge. The leaves are the food source of your plant.
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Strongly put, but yes I had to learn the hard way. It is as you say, the leaves are the engines of the plant, more leaves = bigger buds.
 
stoner1984

stoner1984

Active Member
You have to laff, after an untold years of natural selection developing the strongest blend of growth and yeild for the survival of the genetics, the cannabis plant still doesnt naturally drop healthy foliage for improved flowering.... think that tells its own story.

i would only ever trim a plant for space, ventilation or to stop infection and that would be a last resort, i would always look at training the plant or modifying the grow space first.

the fan leaves are more than just natural solar panels, they perform important storage and respiratry functions which any plant needs to be in perfect health.

i think you can see how stress affects a plant if you top, great for getting 2 colas but the plant takes time to recover and in my experiance the total weight of the 2 new colas is usually the same or less that that of a plant left with one cola.

i think everyone likes to play with ideas but in the end the best and most consistant way is as nature intended imo.
 
TheDude0007

TheDude0007

Active Member
stoner1984 said:
You have to laff, after an untold years of natural selection developing the strongest blend of growth and yeild for the survival of the genetics, the cannabis plant still doesnt naturally drop healthy foliage for improved flowering.... think that tells its own story.

i would only ever trim a plant for space, ventilation or to stop infection and that would be a last resort, i would always look at training the plant or modifying the grow space first.

the fan leaves are more than just natural solar panels, they perform important storage and respiratry functions which any plant needs to be in perfect health.

i think you can see how stress affects a plant if you top, great for getting 2 colas but the plant takes time to recover and in my experiance the total weight of the 2 new colas is usually the same or less that that of a plant left with one cola.

i think everyone likes to play with ideas but in the end the best and most consistant way is as nature intended imo.
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Sorry for my late reply, been busy :-) I could not agree more with what you have said. Print it, roll it and smoke it I say. :-) If you are confused, I agree completely with what you are saying, others should take note, also take note that 80% in this pole agrees with this dude. nuf said :-)
 
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