Should you cut off fan leaves during flowering

**FuZZyBUDz** · 01-13-2010, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by goldenganja13

leave leaves alone! Removal of healthy leave hacks up a healthy plant. Removing large or shade leaves does not make plants more productive. This practice does not supply more light to smaller leaves and growing tips. Plants need all their leaves to produce the maximum amount of chlorophyll and food. Removing leaves slows chlorophyll production, stresses the plant, and stunts its growth. Stress is a growth inhibitor. Remove only dead leaves or leaves that are more than 50 perfect damages.

best advice in thread!

**sambo020482** · 01-13-2010, 05:38 PM

im a total noob but have always thought it to be bad pratice removing fan leaves or any healthy leaves?

but the last grow i was involved in 2 blueberry clones in soil, 600hps had 50-70% of the large fan leaves removed 3-4days before flowering and the yield from the 2 was 13oz so i really dont think it done the plants much harm???

and the bottom buds were pretty big! so im really in 2 minds now weather to remove fan leaves from my current grow, i didnt have much control of the plants that the fan leaves were removed from.

**ref** · 01-14-2010, 05:47 AM

Doesn't matter fuzzy look at my yields a dry p per plant. Everyone has. different opinions by my patients love what I offer and I cut off leaves imma put up some pics for yal hopefully later today.

**infdjedi** · 01-14-2010, 05:58 AM

I am a relatively new grower and researched this a lot as well. The thing about it is... How many of you who gave your opinion actually conducted a scientific experiment with a side by side comparison of similar genetics? I doubt a lot of folks have.. I sure havent. Im lucky to get things going at all =] I would love to see someone with a real setup and time to do this and document the differences. I think that would be interesting.

**Metalarc Lemon** · 01-14-2010, 07:37 AM

Lots of succesfull growers and even commercial greenhouses prune off leaves during flower. I have a 16 place hydro set up and have done side by side comparisons with Sensi's super skunk. The pruning does'nt effect the yield at all but does improve taste.

**ref** · 01-15-2010, 06:06 AM

So there you have it. Case closed. Thanks meta now I got some leaves to prune lol. But trash my buds look like rockets when I de leaf it

**droskiboy** · 01-15-2010, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by baggins1986

i have 4 plants 2 weeks into their flowering stage. i have been told that cutting off some of the fan leaves will allow more light to reach the lower flowers. does this work or do the fan leaves act as light catchers for nutrients? thanks alot

Cut the leaves that cover the bud spots or trim them round so light can get to the bud spots

**fatfarmer** · 01-15-2010, 03:04 PM

herbs are use to cook with and has to be trim,cut to be use. then it grows back.even better. so its a weed its a herb, on this i know it will grow.to each his own , but one thing we all do the same is ,CHILL OUT with a little smoke. its alot like working in your yard, what evre looks good to you! FARM ON!

**BINFORD** · 01-19-2010, 02:19 AM

I just gotta throw my experience out there! I DID cut the big fan leaves off of one of my white widow's in my last crop of 15 plants. The result was terrible. Very small/airy buds. The plant suffered bad while all of it's sisters flowered beautifully. I realize that some of you cut your fan leaves with success but this is just my story and personally I will NEVER touch them again unless they're over 50% dead already.

**knallmeannn** · 01-19-2010, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by socalkushman

plants are more substenint to shock during flowering..unless the leafs dead..leave it..even being nitrogen defecient....any green means its still alive!

I agree. These fan leaves are still creating food for your plant, unless they are completely yellow and falling off. I would just leave the fan leaves.