Why do people trim the tips?

[p604]

so why do people trim the tips? I seen lots of journals and people trim the tips??

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

If you are refering to clones/cuttings with trimmed tips...

This is to reduce transpiration of the leaf aka moisture loss.

 

[p604]

so on clones/cuttings you should trim the tips??

i have seen people also trim the tips during veg also.. is there a purpose for this?

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

so on clones/cuttings you should trim the tips??

Yes the larger leafs on a fresh taken clone can be reduced by 50% as it helps prevent excessive moisture loss of the cutting other wise it will wilt.

Once you have taken a few clones you will will see why !

i have seen people also trim the tips during veg also.. is there a purpose for this?

Some times tips are trimmed to remove damaged leaf tips caused by nutrient burn or what ever defeciency.


Also they is FIM, fuck i missed or fimming which involves leaf trimming.

 

[LivenBurn]

of all the mediums & variations in technique ive tried w/ cloning-- trimming the tips is a keeper! YMMV

 

[OG1969]

so why do people trim the tips? I seen lots of journals and people trim the tips??

Are you saying topping a plant or FIM? totally diferent than shortening the fan leaves on a clone. If that is what you are asking it is to make the side shoots bush out and those can then be toppped or FIM'D and they will all produce 2 shoots doubling the budding sites.