Any one de-leaf fan leaves in Flower??

forgetiwashere said:

Should I remove fan leaves to let light pass to the lower shoots?

The fan leaves of cannabis plants function as an important energy storehouse. They are necessary for the absorption of light to manufacture sugars which feed the plant and make it grow. Vital nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are also stored in the fan leaves and used as required. Removing healthy fan leaves therefore disrupts and cuts off these potential growth factors. It also affects the side shoot at that internode which usually grows less after that.
Mandala plants develop particularly large fan leaves. This is due to their exceptional hybrid vigour and other outstanding genetic traits. The large leaves assist in the rapid and healthy growth of our strains and do not inhibit or obstruct bud development. It is not recommended to remove any healthy leaves out of concern that they obstruct the passage of light and thereby reduce flowering. All our strains typically develop chunky and heavy bud sites from the bottom to the top despite shade from the fan leaves. There are other options available if you wish to increase or utilize light intensity to the fullest (see the tips below).
Older bottom leaves are later used by the plant for utilizing naturally stored nitrogen and to shed unwanted waste products. Let the leaves drop off naturally and remove them.
Extra tips: It is better to prevent overcrowding in your grow space for better light distribution. You can also prune the bottom branches that may stretch too much and divert the plant's energy to the top half closer to the light source. “Runny” lower branches, growing upwards from the first few internodes, take up too much space and should be pruned. They most often occur in hydroponic cultivation due to the fast availability of nutrients. But they can also appear due to uneven light distribution and overcrowding. Rotate your plants around the grow space if you have dark corners, so that each plant benefits from bright areas during it's life cycle.
Some growers distribute fluorescent tubes around the bottom of the grow space for extra lighting. Tying down the branches, as in LST (low stress training), allows for bushier growth with more space between the shoots.
When harvesting a crop that was confined to a tight space with less than ideal lighting, consider harvesting tops first and leaving less developed buds further down time to ripen more. This works especially well with Satori, Kalichakra, and White Satin or other hybrids with a sativa influence.

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blimey said:

This all true and good information, but if you grow a lot of sidebranching, I think they have plenty of their own fan leaves for energy. I had cut all of my fan leaves off of my main stem and still had big fan leaves from the side branching. However, I wouldn't recommend doing it in a grow where the plants grow vertically.

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forgetiwashere said:

Should I remove fan leaves to let light pass to the lower shoots?

The fan leaves of cannabis plants function as an important energy storehouse. They are necessary for the absorption of light to manufacture sugars which feed the plant and make it grow. Vital nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are also stored in the fan leaves and used as required. Removing healthy fan leaves therefore disrupts and cuts off these potential growth factors. It also affects the side shoot at that internode which usually grows less after that.
Mandala plants develop particularly large fan leaves. This is due to their exceptional hybrid vigour and other outstanding genetic traits. The large leaves assist in the rapid and healthy growth of our strains and do not inhibit or obstruct bud development. It is not recommended to remove any healthy leaves out of concern that they obstruct the passage of light and thereby reduce flowering. All our strains typically develop chunky and heavy bud sites from the bottom to the top despite shade from the fan leaves. There are other options available if you wish to increase or utilize light intensity to the fullest (see the tips below).
Older bottom leaves are later used by the plant for utilizing naturally stored nitrogen and to shed unwanted waste products. Let the leaves drop off naturally and remove them.
Extra tips: It is better to prevent overcrowding in your grow space for better light distribution. You can also prune the bottom branches that may stretch too much and divert the plant's energy to the top half closer to the light source. “Runny” lower branches, growing upwards from the first few internodes, take up too much space and should be pruned. They most often occur in hydroponic cultivation due to the fast availability of nutrients. But they can also appear due to uneven light distribution and overcrowding. Rotate your plants around the grow space if you have dark corners, so that each plant benefits from bright areas during it's life cycle.
Some growers distribute fluorescent tubes around the bottom of the grow space for extra lighting. Tying down the branches, as in LST (low stress training), allows for bushier growth with more space between the shoots.
When harvesting a crop that was confined to a tight space with less than ideal lighting, consider harvesting tops first and leaving less developed buds further down time to ripen more. This works especially well with Satori, Kalichakra, and White Satin or other hybrids with a sativa influence.

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wiimb said:

thanks for the info, buts it not what i want thanks, i know people think leaves are vital but others think different the uselss, im looking for the people who do it

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smokinrav said:

yeah, you clearly only want to hear from people who agree with you. Don't trim your fan leaves, especially for the ridiculous reason that a bud is getting shaded. Your yield will suffer

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w dragon said:

here's some reading for you mate https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/330111-anybody-want-double-their-yield.html

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