To trim or not to trim

[Mrmonchichi]

Hey guys. Just wondering if I should trim off the lower branches of the big girl here.

 

[Pbass]

OMG I struggle with this! I have a bunch of popcorn popping down low that I can't bring myself to chop. I'm quite confident I should and I'm sure it's slowing my tops and hurting yield but they are so damn cute! I'll be interested to hear what the big pot brains have to say on this one too @Mrmonchichi

 

[nickeluring]

I would not take any branches of a plant outdoor. It's outdoor, right? The lower branches will get plenty of light and should get loads of buds in the end. I'd rather remove some of the large fan leaves that shade bud sites.

 

[Mrmonchichi]

I would not take any branches of a plant outdoor. It's outdoor, right? The lower branches will get plenty of light and should get loads of buds in the end. I'd rather remove some of the large fan leaves that shade bud sites.

Thanks - it’s actually an indoor plant.so I definitely feel that some of the lower branches are suffering - here is a pic of the top plant today

 

[Blew Hiller]

Not sure if you are using added nutrients, but my concern would be the smallish pot and lack of nutrients for the plant in flower. Cutting off some lower branches would conserve/redirect nutrients to the top flowers. In a perfect world you would have made this pruning during veg, but the plant will be fine either way.

 

[Bilbobudkin420]

Hey guys. Just wondering if I should trim off the lower branches of the big girl here.

Is it permanently outdoors? Only reason i ask is cos i get mine outside just for watering and pics. Anyway if its an outdoor plant i wouldnt worry so much about getting lowers taken off unless they are like submerged in foliage like deep inside the plant... does that make sense . But yer if you are indoors then you have to worry about buds being to far from the light but the sun dont give a shit how far away the bud is lol. Here you just need to focus on what is submerged.

 

[Zogs]

I think my plants to better when I get rid of all the lower junk. The first 25% at least.

 

[Mrmonchichi]

Is it permanently outdoors? Only reason i ask is cos i get mine outside just for watering and pics. Anyway if its an outdoor plant i wouldnt worry so much about getting lowers taken off unless they are like submerged in foliage like deep inside the plant... does that make sense . But yer if you are indoors then you have to worry about buds being to far from the light but the sun dont give a shit how far away the bud is lol. Here you just need to focus on what is submerged.

Nope just outside for watering and pics also

 

[Zogs]

Nope just outside for watering and pics also

Nope just outside for watering and pics also

I'm scared to take mine outside, I don't want to risk getting any sort of bugs.

 

[Mrmonchichi]

Not sure if you are using added nutrients, but my concern would be the smallish pot and lack of nutrients for the plant in flower. Cutting off some lower branches would conserve/redirect nutrients to the top flowers. In a perfect world you would have made this pruning during veg, but the plant will be fine either way.

Thanks for advice. Am using nutrients since flowering began. Repotted

I'm scared to take mine outside, I don't want to risk getting any sort of bugs.

dont have them outside for long and where I live there is not a lot of bugs to be honest. Check all the foliage regularly to make sure all the same

 

[Bilbobudkin420]

Ah fair enough. Then yes id take some lower shit away if you're confident it aint getting enough light cuz. At this point maybe supercropping that top so its lower would be a better option. Less stress and you can drop the light to plump up some of that bottom ish.

 

[Mrmonchichi]

Ok - total newbie here - what’s supercropping ?? And dropping the light sounds good....

 

[Bilbobudkin420]

Ok - total newbie here - what’s supercropping ?? And dropping the light sounds good....

Thankfully my boy @InTheShed has done a wonderful tutorial on the subject hit the link cuz.

Hows & Whys Of Supercropping

Anyone interested in a bit on supercropping? Here is my introduction to the technique. I don't deal so much on the actual way to perform a supercrop, but the reasons and places to do it: DISCLAIMER: This is high stress plant training and I do not recommend it for an autoflower plant. Not that...

www.420magazine.com

 

[Mrmonchichi]

Thankfully my boy @InTheShed has done a wonderful tutorial on the subject hit the link cuz.

Hows & Whys Of Supercropping

Anyone interested in a bit on supercropping? Here is my introduction to the technique. I don't deal so much on the actual way to perform a supercrop, but the reasons and places to do it: DISCLAIMER: This is high stress plant training and I do not recommend it for an autoflower plant. Not that...

www.420magazine.com

Getting close now. Smell off plant in last picture is unreal. Makes my mouth water

 

[Bilbobudkin420]

Nice job man