How much to trim

[Boss]

I want to go to 12/12 soon, but I am wondering how much I should trim the big leaves to ensure lower growth of the plant? Will it just stretch up during flowering so I donlt have to worry about it? I can throw up some new pics if that would help.

Thanks all.



UPDATE:Never mind, I trimmed them up today, but verry little.

 

[Stix]

I don't trim any fan leaves until about 3-4 weeks into flowering. Even then it's only a select few that are covering decent buds under the canopy. If at all possible I try to just move the leaves around instead of cutting them off.

 

[Boss]

Ill have before and after shots as soon as last pic gets approved.

Before:

 

[Paladin]

Next time instead of moving or cutting the leaves, either add more light or add a light mover so that the area of shade is minimized.

 

[Boss]

Ugh. Did I screw them up?

 

[Boss]

After:

 

[Paladin]

Well , my philosophy is .....as long as they're not dead , there's no screw up , only a learning lesson. The large leafs are the ones that feed the branches and also the formation of bud sites. Also triming is stressful on the plants. too much stress ( especially at the early stages of growth ) has a tendancy to either produce males or turn females to hermaphrodites. Only time will tell how things will turn out . Next time don't trim and see how the end results compare .

 

[Boss]

Bummer. Patience... I'll learn one of these days. Thanks for the help!

 

[Boss]

I just read that 12/12 thread at the NL site, he said you can tell males by the short nodes. He was so confident, he pulled em before you could even see the little balls.

 

[naturalhi]

Boss, ya must have a very small cabinet to feel the need to bust their cherry that small, they don't look old enough to ride bicycles =>P

 

[Boss]

Here they are now...

The day before i put them on 12/12. One is a dwarf, and I don't care ;-) Seedlings going 12/12 from the start.

 

[shwag inA bag]

they are looking pretty good brother

 

[MOTAvation]

Very nice plants, cant wait to see them flower

 

[Boss]

Soon! (Not SOON enough) lol!

 

[RooRman]

Your doing fine. Nice plants!

 

[MTL'SFINEST]

hey guys, im in the same position as boss g i have 5 clones in vegetative stage I'd like some help but i cant post my pictures cause they are too big..somebody could tell me how to resize them so they can fit this site? thanks in advance for your answers

 

[Boss]

You can do it in mspaint by cropping, or get adobe's photoshop photo album starter edition for free.

 

[MTL'SFINEST]

thanks so much boss g my photos will be posted on a new thread and ill start a grow journal thanks again

 

[Boss]

Anytime man