To Cut Or Not To Cut?

Nile666

Active Member
well i have this plant and its nearly 5 weeks old from seed and its only about 6 inches tall, im assuming its a sativa plant, i have around 150 watts of light for her now, before she didn't really get much cover but maybe 2 26watt cfls, now, shes pretty short and bushy, some of the fan leaves turned brown weeks ago and are sagging like shit and the stem only go's out maybe an inch, and new stems are shooting out of the base of the fan leaves, they are looking very nice (maybe 2 inches atm). the fan leaves are blocking the hell out of the new stems, only the new stems are growing and the fans are doing nothing at all but keeping light from the new stems(they havent grown for weeks) . i am on 12/12, cause i really need to finish the project even though they are 7 inches tall this was a great trial, and from 4 seeds, i have learned much and am ready to start some new seeds to maintain healthiness unlike this one.i was thinking of cutting the old and non growing fan leaves off to allow the new thriving stems light. would this hurt or help the plant? if so, at what part of the fan leaf should i cut, near the base or more near where the leaf is?
 

7th1der

Well-Known Member
well i have this plant and its nearly 5 weeks old from seed and its only about 6 inches tall, im assuming its a sativa plant, i have around 150 watts of light for her now, before she didn't really get much cover but maybe 2 26watt cfls, now, shes pretty short and bushy, some of the fan leaves turned brown weeks ago and are sagging like shit and the stem only go's out maybe an inch, and new stems are shooting out of the base of the fan leaves, they are looking very nice (maybe 2 inches atm). the fan leaves are blocking the hell out of the new stems, only the new stems are growing and the fans are doing nothing at all but keeping light from the new stems(they havent grown for weeks) . i am on 12/12, cause i really need to finish the project even though they are 7 inches tall this was a great trial, and from 4 seeds, i have learned much and am ready to start some new seeds to maintain healthiness unlike this one.i was thinking of cutting the old and non growing fan leaves off to allow the new thriving stems light. would this hurt or help the plant? if so, at what part of the fan leaf should i cut, near the base or more near where the leaf is?
hey, post some pics and people could probably tell you whether or not theres a nute problem or some type of deficiency. but more detail may help too. brand of soi? what you've fed it? your watering schedule?


I wouldn't make any cuts though!
 

1kooguy

New Member
If you really want to cut the,I reccomend you bite them off,like if you were a hungry "Herbivore".Or just trim them with scissors, if your not hardcore.
 

InsaneMJ

Well-Known Member
lol dont bite it off if you have any type of bacteria in your saliva it can transfer to the plant and just get clean scissors or clean them with rubbing alcohol and then just cut it but be careful to not cut the new growth. and post pictures! lol
 
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