Removing fan leaves

[Cbdman]

I was thinking on rolling the dice on one of my sour diesels. This thing is like the tightest bush you ever seen. So many fan leaves , I can barley see my buds. I think I'm going to put my Freddy Kruger gloves on, and open her up a bit. I will post a few before and afters.

Sould I do this or not?

 

[moderngroroom]

Depends on what stage of growth your in, what are they autos or photos? Do you have mold growing, its best to leave them specially if you got a good light! But that my opioion

 

[vyserage]

I say go for it. I do it every grow. Chop some upper leaves to let light inside. Get some before and after pics and post em.

 

[SLHLover]

If she is in veg then you are good to go - bend any colas to let more light in and remove fan leaves from nodes that already have a leaf at least 2-3 cms only if they are blocking bud sites below. I regularly de-leaf when in veg and then again about 3 weeks after swtich to 12/12. Be very careful removing fan leaves after the flowers have formed as they won't be growing back after about the 3rd week of flower. I get very good results with de-leafing (this is a good indoor technique when one has limited space and want to get as much light penetration as possible. If you are runing a high wattage HID like 2 x 600w or a 1kw lamp, you probably do not need to do this. I find de-leafing works well for me with lower wattage (I have between 300-600W of LEDs and I find being disciplined in training and some de-leafing works wonders and get much better light penetration).

 

[Papageno]

I normally give a speach about how plants work but I am in that other mood this morning.

It wont really hurt in any way you will notice and if you are asking this...then it will be a learning experience.

Enjoy your plant!

Those leaves however are there for a reason...developed by evolution, and will be reabsorbed when it is time...if you do things right.

The best thing to do is to tuck them.

 

[Cbdman]

Well I trimmed them up a bit, I did not go crazy but felt they needed to get some light

 

[Cbdman]

A few more after trim

 

[vyserage]

looks good! I see light hitting the soil so thats usually the sign you did good. I personally defoliate all throughout VEG and flower like once every week or other week if the buds need them. Heres where i let my plants get far too bushy and gave them a nice trim

G3 F-Day 21 Before Defoliation

• vyserage
• Jul 22, 2018

G3 F-Day 21 After Defoliation

• vyserage
• Jul 22, 2018

 

[Cbdman]

wow, to your plants i still look like a jungle in my tent. This is my very first grow so i am trying to play it safe while trying to give my plants a boost.
thanks for the guidance vyserage

 

[Cbdman]

I normally give a speach about how plants work but I am in that other mood this morning.

It wont really hurt in any way you will notice and if you are asking this...then it will be a learning experience.

Enjoy your plant!

Those leaves however are there for a reason...developed by evolution, and will be reabsorbed when it is time...if you do things right.

The best thing to do is to tuck them.

thanks villiageldiot, i am a grasshopper in training. I took this gamble to get some light on the buds. This one sour diesel plant was like one of the thickest shrubs i ever seen. This plant was making leaves not buds

 

[Cbdman]

If she is in veg then you are good to go - bend any colas to let more light in and remove fan leaves from nodes that already have a leaf at least 2-3 cms only if they are blocking bud sites below. I regularly de-leaf when in veg and then again about 3 weeks after swtich to 12/12. Be very careful removing fan leaves after the flowers have formed as they won't be growing back after about the 3rd week of flower. I get very good results with de-leafing (this is a good indoor technique when one has limited space and want to get as much light penetration as possible. If you are runing a high wattage HID like 2 x 600w or a 1kw lamp, you probably do not need to do this. I find de-leafing works well for me with lower wattage (I have between 300-600W of LEDs and I find being disciplined in training and some de-leafing works wonders and get much better light penetration).

lol I know i could take out more, but I need that flower. Thank you for the knowledge SLHLover

 

[vyserage]

As you grow you get a feel for what you can do at what stages when it comes to defoliation (leaf cutting). Like if i was having too many issues with deficiency or toxicity, i wouldnt give them such a haircut until i solved the issue.

Also worth noting, it takes soil plants longer to recover from a defoliation than it does hydro (alteast i believe i read that somewhere, im sure others can confirm/deny). I think it was something like 3 days for soil and a day for hydro. All i know is i can freely cut my leaves and the very next day they look great and happy. When you get to cutting them you will see the plant look a little sad/droop haha.

By the way i got over 2 pounds of bud from that grow.

 

[Cbdman]

Depends on what stage of growth your in, what are they autos or photos? Do you have mold growing, its best to leave them specially if you got a good light! But that my opioion

I have 3 autos 1 compassion cbd , 2 sour diesels. No mold , but the canopy was so thick water would have a hard time penetrating it. Thanks moderngroroom

 

[moderngroroom]

I have 3 autos 1 compassion cbd , 2 sour diesels. No mold , but the canopy was so thick water would have a hard time penetrating it. Thanks moderngroroom

Id cut a few i just had to myself my one auto was so thick that i had to i hate doing it but didnt have a choice .cut what u need to and roll on buddy.. itll be fine just dont strip the outside ones and a few inside ones try to leave some both ways in and out , bc at the end shes gonna draw whatever nutes are in her leafs to swell up tight. Just be easy with the scissors lol and make sure you triple makesure that u sanitize them with some hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol before you get to cutting its a must

 

[Cbdman]

Id cut a few i just had to myself my one auto was so thick that i had to i hate doing it but didnt have a choice .cut what u need to and roll on buddy.. itll be fine just dont strip the outside ones and a few inside ones try to leave some both ways in and out , bc at the end shes gonna draw whatever nutes are in her leafs to swell up tight. Just be easy with the scissors lol and make sure you triple makesure that u sanitize them with some hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol before you get to cutting its a must

Advice taken, thanks moderngroroom