Those pictures look pretty nice.
Mines look the same as yours within a week or 2 after pruning and don't see the point in doing it but have seen plants from other grows and can clearly see they've lollipoped their plants, they have to do it in flower or more often and doesn't seem to have harmed their plants in any way, might try it during flower on a couple plants this time to see how i fair out.
Never heard of it done in late flower, until now that is lol striping off the small sites is supposed to help the plant put the energy to the ones that's left and better quality buds overall.
The first 6-8 branches produce the primary colas so I only chop the crap off the lower stem once they are set
I have done both. Lollipoping and just leaving her natural. I swear by the results of Lollipoping, simply because it reduces the lower insignificant bud sites. The Plant will then re-direct the energy from the chopped lower 1/4 to 1/3 to the upper remaining colas.. I have been doing it for years and my friends just want to buy my shit faster than I can grow it. Because of the larger Nuggs. JM2C
Spot On my friend!!
Definitely doing your plant no harm, quite the opposite. i'll give it a go in flower this time to see how i get on and will post results.The first 6-8 branches produce the primary colas so I only chop the crap off the lower stem once they are set
I don't take off leaves unless they are fading, or I need more airflow
Over the years people have started to call lollipop trimming to be any sort of trimming done at any time without any real goal in mind and that can lead to the conflicting info.
There is a method of trimming flowering plants where some of the leaf growth is removed at about 3 weeks and then about 3 or 4 weeks later. It was frequently mentioned in messages about canopy trimming several years ago.
The plant does not like having those leaves removed and will attempt to replace them if it can. Later on it flower it is no longer producing enough of the hormones that promote heavy leaf growth so no more replacement leaves show up, just a few small fan leaves in the larger buds.
Anyone who does it seem's to think the same, not having to trim popcorn nugs would be a bonus in itself lol think i'll be giving it a go this time to see how it goes. do you think it slows the plant down any by having to recover?I have done both. Lollipoping and just leaving her natural. I swear by the results of Lollipoping, simply because it reduces the lower insignificant bud sites. The Plant will then re-direct the energy from the chopped lower 1/4 to 1/3 to the upper remaining colas.. I have been doing it for years and my friends just want to buy my shit faster than I can grow it. Because of the larger Nuggs. JM2C
This seems like the advice for when to do it from what I've been reading, the way I've been doing it over the years has been wrong, the only help was the removal of the small lower branches. Always learning in this game.
Looking forward to seeing the results this run, will be a lot easier trimming the leaves than the small nugs at the end.
Cut all the growing tips off of the lower nodes. If cutting off just the leaf the remaining growing tips migh grow a new stem and some new smaller flower buds.
Be a good way to try it, I'm growing same strains as last run, so just going to lollipop them all this time, even though i use a bowl trimmer for the small nugs they're still a lot of hassel. I know roughly the yield I normally get and if it's anywhere near the same i'll be happy. Some claim it increases yield, that would be a bonus i'm not expecting.
