De-leafing

unwine99 said:

Maybe? Dunno. Not sure what a fluffer is.


Well, you had better repent before it's too late.



Nobody said you have to trim the little buds guy, especially if you're cutting them off to begin with. Throw it in the garbage after harvest or make hash -- but all you're doing is reducing overall plant photosynthesis by removing it. If it's unproductive plant material the plant will drop it on its own.

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You misunderstood , I relayed others reasoning for removing lower branches outside the improve upper devlopement myth.

Does Scrog increase yield? Is not basically the lower 1/3 of the plant removed? Just wondering if that is not kind of the same thing as defoliation? Never done a scrog but have seen some pretty epic ones on here.

Slab said:

You misunderstood , I relayed others reasoning for removing lower branches outside the improve upper devlopement myth.

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Whew. I did, didn't I? Your soul is safe then...for now. Nah man. I'm just playing a little "UB's advocate." Like I give two shits what anyone else does with their plants. The notion that there is a right or wrong answer for this issue that can be applied to every situation is just absurd to me -- and that goes for just about every polarizing cannabis topic. Until we move away from high school dropout stoner science and into something more reputable -- the verdict is still out on everything as far as I'm concerned.

Budley Doright said:

Does Scrog increase yield? Is not basically the lower 1/3 of the plant removed? Just wondering if that is not kind of the same thing as defoliation? Never done a scrog but have seen some pretty epic ones on here.

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No, it is a remedy for low light and\or novice gardeners.

Per square,foot a topped and well trained plant yields the most.

Been tinkering with defoliation for fun on one of my ladies. Its striking to me how fast they recover, and how the lower level future bud sites react to having some better light send down to them. First pics before I cut anything, second one is after, 3rd is only 2 days after cutting leaves. 4th is me removing leaves again. Its fun to tinker. =) (blue dream gal btw starting 4th week from seed)

Slab said:

No, it is a remedy for low light and\or novice gardeners.

Per square,foot a topped and well trained plant yields the most.

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Well yes a remedy for low light so what if any difference between that a the other. I guess I just think it's kind of the same. Always wanted to try one and not for lack of light, just curious but lazy lol.

One doesn't diminish yield and quality.

Slab said:

One doesn't diminish yield and quality.

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But you kind of said they both diminish yield?? Well ok, so I guess I'll just have to do a scrog and see lol. I've tried the leaf removal thing and didn't work for me, so scrog next and see what it's all about.

Budley Doright said:

But you kind of said they both diminish yield?? Well ok, so I guess I'll just have to do a scrog and see lol. I've tried the leaf removal thing and didn't work for me, so scrog next and see what it's all about.

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No, I said neither improve yield over conventional methods.

It is fun to scrog, and by keeping the top of the plant level you get some benefits.

Being able to control how and where the plant grows is a nice change over " ok what is thing gonna do".

unwine99 said:

Nobody said you have to trim the little buds guy, especially if you're cutting them off to begin with. Throw it in the garbage after harvest or make hash -- but all you're doing is reducing overall plant photosynthesis by removing it. If it's unproductive plant material the plant will drop it on its own.

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Um, go back and read this

potpimp said:

Buds are flowers; leaves need light because that is were the photosynthesis occurs, not the flowers. Flowers do NOT need light.

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Dr. Who said:

Um, go back and read this

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Ok, now what?

Quit eating paint chips