Removing Fan Leaves During Flower? Are you serious?

**st0wandgrow** · 06-20-2012, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by chrishydro

I only trim them when they show some sign of dying. As I, and everyone else I am sure, get close to the end fan leaves start to die. I trim them right away being careful to cut them close to the leaf and leave the stem to die and fall off on its own.

I prune like this during the entire grow so it is just a normal thing for me.

Is there a particular reason that you trim the fan leaves off, and leave the stem on?

Just curious.

**stumpjumper** · 06-20-2012, 03:41 PM

trimming the stem to close to the buds can get some rot going

**chb444220** · 06-20-2012, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by stumpjumper

trimming the stem to close to the buds can get some rot going

this is trueee. heyy. saw u have a 158w FL grow goin. white widow... my 1st grow was WW.. 300 watts of CFLs. =) heres the link to that grow

**Nirvana's Feminized White Widow CFL Grow**

funny. same strain and almost same lighting.

**stumpjumper** · 06-20-2012, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by chb444220

this is trueee. heyy. saw u have a 158w FL grow goin. white widow... my 1st grow was WW.. 300 watts of CFLs. =) heres the link to that grow

**Nirvana's Feminized White Widow CFL Grow**

funny. same strain and almost same lighting.

Yeah I did a long time ago. Thought I'd give the cfl craze a run, they worked for me, you too I see, nice grow!

**tomcatjones** · 06-21-2012, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by stumpjumper

Yeah I did a long time ago. Thought I'd give the cfl craze a run, they worked for me, you too I see, nice grow!

wtf.... rly??

those are flowered using CFLS?!

i used cfls to veg under for the longest time... but never ever even considered flowering under them... ugh.

**stumpjumper** · 06-21-2012, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by tomcatjones

wtf.... rly?? those are flowered using CFLS?!i used cfls to veg under for the longest time... but never ever even considered flowering under them... ugh.

CFL bulbs work great, there's tricks but u dial them in and they do great. Barely any heat, low cost to run... My HPS gives me denser buds but the potency wasn't lacking at all. for a small closet grow, one or two plants, cfl's are the bees knees

**FatMarty** · 06-21-2012, 03:24 PM

The bees knees?

**chb444220** · 06-22-2012, 06:11 AM

oo yeaa. CFL's are the Bee's knees... his legs and his arms! got 3 1/2 ounces from 1 White Widow plant using them. as long as theyre about 2 inches away at all times. and u have enough... youll be good. =) i had 300 watts (true watts). heres a few pics.

WW Day 42 (3 weeks Flowering) - Copy.jpg

WW Day 63 - Day 42 Of Flowering.jpg

WW Day 70 - Day 49 of Flowering (7 weeks).jpg

WW Dry Bud Next To Fresh Bud.jpg

WW Side Branches.jpg

Another Side Branch 2 WW.jpg

WW Whole Plant.jpg