Cutting fan leaves

DaveCoulier said:

After you have read these type of threads a few times, and see the same ignorance repeat itself time and time again, you may start to think, "God, just delete your account, and give up growing MJ. In fact dont even bother trying to grow a houseplant."

If you would like, I can stop trying to give people some useful info, and let them continue on believing all these myths that marijuana forums have perpetuated. MJ forums remind me of the movie Idiocracy. If the world had to learn how to grow plants of any type solely from MJ forums, we'd be in a world of shit.

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Agreed, it gets frustrating.

A guy I've coached into a successful indoor commercial grow over EIGHT YEARS heard about removing sun leaves and without telling me, began doing so after an acquaintance mentioned the practice. No research. Just "because".

One day he called, complaining about reduced yields. We had gone over a bunch of possibilities when, without thinking he commented that he was doing everything right, Nute mix, lights, watering, removing sun leaves....

At which point I said "WHAT?"

He's a life long gardener as I am, and should have known better.

Anyway, now two years later, he no longer removes leaves.

He seems much happier with his yields, as well.

My point is, some people just can't help messing with success, with little or no research to back up their actions.

Must be a bunch of fucking stoners...



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ya im dun with this thread i tried to help show pics years ago.. so just cuz i say 8 grows mean only 8 grows. 8 grows sence i started RIU. and being legal..

Dude, I'm not dissing your skills. They're obvious.

The whole point revolves around WHY a medical grower would wish to reduce their total yields by robbing their plants of energy.

I've yet to see a study spelling out the benefits of removing sun leaves.

Every knowledgeable source I've come across has had nothing but negative comments regarding the practice.

Personally, we only throw away the stems and roots of my plants.

Every green leaf gets used for buds, hash, hash oil, or butter for edibles.

Yes, we eat a lot of brownies.

My grows have only been legal since 1996.(My wife got cancer the first time in 1978.)

My "fucking stoners" comment was intended to commiserate, not insult. We all have idiosyncrasies.

This one is just a pet peeve.

veggiegardener said:

Dude, I'm not dissing your skills. They're obvious.

The whole point revolves around WHY a medical grower would wish to reduce their total yields by robbing their plants of energy.

I've yet to see a study spelling out the benefits of removing sun leaves.

Every knowledgeable source I've come across has had nothing but negative comments regarding the practice.

Personally, we only throw away the stems and roots of my plants.

Every green leaf gets used for buds, hash, hash oil, or butter for edibles.

Yes, we eat a lot of brownies.

My grows have only been legal since 1996.(My wife got cancer the first time in 1978.)

My "fucking stoners" comment was intended to commiserate, not insult. We all have idiosyncrasies.

This one is just a pet peeve.

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hirt my yield. for the most part i get between 5 and 7 oz per plant. hell i even got 412 grams off one plant, so please inlighten me on how im loosing yield...

now im really dun with this............................... C YA

mygirls said:

hirt my yield. for the most part i get between 5 and 7 oz per plant. hell i even got 412 grams off one plant, so please inlighten me on how im loosing yield...

now im really dun with this............................... C YA

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Yup!

No plant has ever topped 412 grams(except for maybe twelve of mine last year.)

Sorry you don't see it.

the leaves are like solar panels so i wouldnt do it

veggiegardener said:

Yup!

No plant has ever topped 412 grams(except for maybe twelve of mine last year.)

Sorry you don't see it.

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what ever. i did and have video and pics to prove it.. done iondoors.. so now what

For years, a friend and dispensary owner averaged over 500 grams indoors. He loves monster plants.

He doesn't pull leaves off.

On pg. 74 of Jorge Cervantes' Indoor/Outdoor Medicinal Grow Bible, he makes some brief comments regarding removing sun leaves.

Take a look?

i have read the books. books are books, they get you started in growing. you can however tweek and peek your plants.. and any ways who the hell is george anyways, just another grower like us who has tried different things also and wrote a book about it.. many grower cut fan leafs off and it is also mentioned in books also

I don't care if you want to damage your plants.

I just dislike people encouraging the use of bogus ideas.

And this one is bogus.

C'ya

veggiegardener said:

I don't care if you want to damage your plants.

I just dislike people encouraging the use of bogus ideas.

And this one is bogus.

C'ya

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couldnt have said it any better.

veggie gardener said:

I don't care if you want to damage your plants.

I just dislike people encouraging the use of bogus ideas.

And this one is bogus.

C'ya

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and i don't like little boys who think they know something but know shit. only one thread and and no experience and your telling others that what i do is bogus. fuck you go back to your pathetic little outdoor grow and pretend to grow... i have more experience and knowledge in my little pinky then you will ever have,,

mygirls said:

and i don't like little boys who think they know something but know shit. only one thread and and no experience and your telling others that what i do is bogus. fuck you go back to your pathetic little outdoor grow and pretend to grow... i have more experience and knowledge in my little pinky then you will ever have,,

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Maybe you should take a step back as you're starting to embarrass yourself.

homebrewer said:

Maybe you should take a step back as you're starting to embarrass yourself.

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tell me why i should be embarerst

mygirls said:

tell me why i should be embarerst

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Your spelling?

homebrewer said:

Your spelling?

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my wife says the same thing.
i never claimed to be a good speller, just a good grower..LOL

Yup!

You can grow a weed, and it survives, despite your techniques.

You've chosen to avoid putting your ideas to the test with comparisons.

If you had pix and positive results, you'd have shown us your comparisons.

Some folks believe the world will end December 21st, 2012, with no proof, as well.

I mentioned the positive reasons to remove growth earlier. Your reasons are unreasoned.

veggiegardener said:

Yup!

You can grow a weed, and it survives, despite your techniques.

You've chosen to avoid putting your ideas to the test with comparisons.

If you had pix and positive results, you'd have shown us your comparisons.

Some folks believe the world will end December 21st, 2012, with no proof, as well.

I mentioned the positive reasons to remove growth earlier. Your reasons are unreasoned.

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i did two years ago.im not going digging hrew my dics just to down load a pic to you.. sorry. find my thread with it in there and look your self.. i'v did my leg work and now what works and what wont, from trial and error..
in a week or two when itake another pic of this plant i'll make sure you see itso you can ram it right up your ass.. yoor an ASSNINE

LOL!

Any vigorously growing plant will replace lost foliage.

Show me two plants, with/without, side by side if you expect to prove anything.

You won't because you can't.

Write a book if this works so well. I haven't seen one yet that supports the practice.

Have you?

Yes, I can be an asshole, but I'm not stupid.

Apparently you can't say the same.

LOL!

You'll spend days telling bullshit stories but won't take a few minutes to provide proof?

If you could, you would.

This really is funny.