De-leafing

Kenny84 · May 24, 2016

hi guys just wondering on people's thoughts bout this subject....
A fren of mine grows commercial and he said to me that he deleafs as much leaves on his plants around the 6 week mark so that he gets more lights to his buds which increases his overall weight at harvest....!!
My question is,"do you think this helps with harvest weight,or do you think it does more bad than good for you plants"?

qwizoking · May 24, 2016

he's a commercial grower and actually said de-leafing?
lmao

Cyrus420 · May 24, 2016

It's generally not recommended to cut off fan leaves if you don't have to. I did in my latest grow due to soaring humidity it was like a jungle in there. I just cut away enough so light gets through to the bottom of my tent.

But if you don't have to don't.

RM3 · May 24, 2016

Kenny84 said:
he said to me that he deleafs as much leaves on his plants around the 6 week mark so that he gets more lights to his buds which increases his overall weight at harvest....!!

I'd ask him if shavin his pubes makes his dick look bigger ?

Kenny84 said:
My question is,"do you think this helps with harvest weight,or do you think it does more bad than good for you plants"?

Buds are sinks, they do not require nor do they use light, getting light to the leaf that supports the bud is the key. If you remove it not so much ???

Left all leaves left on, right de-foiled, you tell me, does shavin my leaves make my bud look bigger?
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Budley Doright · May 24, 2016

RM3 said:
I'd ask him if shavin his pubes makes his dick look bigger ?

Buds are sinks, they do not require nor do they use light, getting light to the leaf that supports the bud is the key. If you remove it not so much ???

Left all leaves left on, right de-foiled, you tell me, does shavin my leaves make my bud look bigger?
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Actually yes shaving your pubes does make your dick look bigger, not so much with a plant though lol.

Sassafras¥ · May 24, 2016

Myself I remove leaves here and there but I definitely don't defoliate heavely, for the most part I just remove the fans that block light to the lower and side branches. Some growers swear by it though. In any case here's a good read on it if you've yet to read it...
http://www.growweedeasy.com/defoliation

tyke1973 · May 24, 2016

qwizoking said:
he's a commercial grower and actually said de-leafing?
lmao

I was thinking the same lol,leave them alone dude,just tuck the leaves under any buds.

For a commercial grower to say that it does not make sense,Most commercial growers i know,leave sugar leaf around the bud's this is not a bad thing has long has these leaves have thc on them,but this is where they get the extra money from when selling the good's on.

Only ever take leave's of that are below say a table,if growing scrog or sog style,The only leaf that i take ,are ones that are laying on the grow room floor and have fell of on there own.No leafs taken of the two i have going below,no need,every so often i just go in and keep tucking the leafs under the bud's .

Dr. Who · May 24, 2016

RM3 said:
I'd ask him if shavin his pubes makes his dick look bigger ?

Buds are sinks, they do not require nor do they use light, getting light to the leaf that supports the bud is the key. If you remove it not so much ???

Left all leaves left on, right de-foiled, you tell me, does shavin my leaves make my bud look bigger?
.
View attachment 3689610

LMFAO!

His ol'lady say's "Dick? What dick?
Oh! The thing that the little monkey tasted?

killAgreenguy · May 24, 2016

I defoliate a few times but their is a very specific way to doing it be careful doing this the wrong way can stunt growth and probably cause other problems I don't experience because I was taught the right way also be careful for some of the well known members will call u all kinds of stupid for using defoliation techniques

Kenny84 · May 24, 2016

tyke1973 said:
I was thinking the same lol,leave them alone dude,just tuck the leaves under any buds.

For a commercial grower to say that it does not make sense,Most commercial growers i know,leave sugar leaf around the bud's this is not a bad thing has long has these leaves have thc on them,but this is where they get the extra money from when selling the good's on.

Only ever take leave's of that are below say a table,if growing scrog or sog style,The only leaf that i take ,are ones that are laying on the grow room floor and have fell of on there own.No leafs taken of the two i have going below,no need,every so often i just go in and keep tucking the leafs under the bud's . View attachment 3689666

thanks for the mature feedback not like some of the other gay keyboard warriors on here...
When I say de-leafing I don't mean fuckn take every leaf possible off the fuckn plant u fuckwits,I mean all the fan leaves not the sugar leaves.

Lucky Luke · May 25, 2016

Plants require sunlight for energy. The fan leaves and leaves in general are the solar panel of the plant.

No solar panel = no energy.

Leaves are also full of nutrients that the roots wick up and store there. The plant then "eats" the energy stored in the leaves when needed. Especially at flowering time.

No storage bank = No avail nutrients when needed.

If your going to remove leaves then have a plan of attack. Some very successful growers only remove leaves when the leaf is near dead and all nutrients have been used up.

Budley Doright · May 25, 2016

Kenny84 said:
thanks for the mature feedback not like some of the other gay keyboard warriors on here...
When I say de-leafing I don't mean fuckn take every leaf possible off the fuckn plant u fuckwits,I mean all the fan leaves not the sugar leaves.

Everyone is referring to just the sun leaves, not the sugar leaves, and it's still not recommended by most. You should try it and see for yourself if it works. Fuckwits.....nice.

tyke1973 · May 25, 2016

Dr. Who said:
LMFAO!

His ol'lady say's "Dick? What dick?
Oh! The thing that the little monkey tasted?

shaving his dick makes his dick bigger ,ya can all ways relay on dr who to give a straight answer love it,short to the point Just if there green and healthy leave em be

Dr. Who · May 25, 2016

Kenny84 said:
thanks for the mature feedback not like some of the other gay keyboard warriors on here...
When I say de-leafing I don't mean fuckn take every leaf possible off the fuckn plant u fuckwits,I mean all the fan leaves not the sugar leaves.

Read this and apply it to all areas of the plant!

https://www.rollitup.org/t/no-lower-budsites-do-not-need-light-to-develop-get-educated.829061/

This guy must be related to or dating Dexter's sister! look at dem f bombs drop!
If you don't like humor? You better get used to it!

This whole topic is HOTLY debated around here. I have done some on a few "pure" Indica strains that simply have massive leaves shading bud sites. I did this to get the buds to ripen more evenly.....Only a very few and never to "increase" anything like yield. it just doesn't work that way in my book.

Now then ( I think this might become a favored tag line)

Lighten up Francis! :roll:

Enigmatic Ways · May 25, 2016

Kenny84 said:
hi guys just wondering on people's thoughts bout this subject....
A fren of mine grows commercial and he said to me that he deleafs as much leaves on his plants around the 6 week mark so that he gets more lights to his buds which increases his overall weight at harvest....!!
My question is,"do you think this helps with harvest weight,or do you think it does more bad than good for you plants"?

If done correctly it does increase harvest weight and you'll have far less loss to larf in my experience...I defoliated a week before flowering I do all my ladies like this

And here they are today two weeks later and one week into flowering

Then about 2.5 weeks into flowering I do a little bit more defoliating but nowhere near as much as the first time, and that's it till the end of flowering, works like a charm for me.

KryptoBud · May 25, 2016

Could someone explain the point of letting a plant grow 24 inches tall if you're gonna cut everything but the top 6 inches off? Seems counter productive.

tyke1973 · May 26, 2016

Dr. Who said:
Read this and apply it to all areas of the plant!

https://www.rollitup.org/t/no-lower-budsites-do-not-need-light-to-develop-get-educated.829061/

This guy must be related to or dating Dexter's sister! look at dem f bombs drop!
If you don't like humor? You better get used to it!

This whole topic is HOTLY debated around here. I have done some on a few "pure" Indica strains that simply have massive leaves shading bud sites. I did this to get the buds to ripen more evenly.....Only a very few and never to "increase" anything like yield. it just doesn't work that way in my book.

Now then ( I think this might become a favored tag line)

Lighten up Francis!

Lol,dr who says it how it is dude,and is very knowledgeable when it comes to growing and feeding the plants what they need at certain points in growth,I get you might take his humour,the wrong way but he's trying to help
Peace ,jha. Bless your garden.

tyke1973 · May 26, 2016

Enigmatic Ways said:
If done correctly it does increase harvest weight and you'll have far less loss to larf in my experience...I defoliated a week before flowering I do all my ladies like thisView attachment 3690754
And here they are today two weeks later and one week into floweringView attachment 3690761Then about 2.5 weeks into flowering I do a little bit more defoliating but nowhere near as much as the first time, and that's it till the end of flowering, works like a charm for me.

It's a different matter de leafing with my only a week to go,but I still would not advice it last 3/4 week most important in my opinion

Enigmatic Ways · May 26, 2016

tyke1973 said:
It's a different matter de leafing with my only a week to go,but I still would not advice it last 3/4 week most important in my opinion

I agree, I usually don't touch them after 3 weeks of flowering except for big fan leaves blocking bud sites...Here's a solo shot of the same plant two weeks later, most likely if I didn't say I defoliated people probably wouldn't even know.

dandyrandy · May 26, 2016

30 days from flip. I never de leaf. Everyone is different.

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