Fan leave removal????

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southpaw

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #1

Hello people,
My babies have been growing like crazy and some of the upper fan leaves are getting huge! So much in fact that they are covering some of the branches. Would it be okay to remove some of these fan leaves in order to get more light to the branches in question???

 

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seclorum1616

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #2

yea, it would be ok to take a few off. just dont over do it.

 

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southpaw

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #3

I was thinking something along the lines of the ones that are coming from the main stem??

 

OverGrowTheWorld

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #4

just tie em down dont get rid of those, thats where your plants suck up light and work with it.

 

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thcisme

New Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #5

Plants photosynthesise through their leaves to grow. Specially the fanleaves as theyre the biggest, you dipshit.

 

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GrimReefa

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #6

jus leave the leavs take 15% of light he other 85 is passed thru to lower ones

 

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purpletrainwreck

Well-Known Member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #7

I heard if you do cut the leaves to do so in morning or when the lights just turned on..
it reduces stress and they can heal better... I always spray the cut part with some thrive alive solution. I don't cut all at once either a few one day then wait 2 days before I cut more...

 

chessey

Active Member

• Mar 24, 2008

• #8

so what dos he do trim or leave them on???

 

ViRedd

New Member

• Mar 24, 2008

• #9

Leave them on. Think of solar panels. If you were to chop a solar panel in two, would you produce as much electricity? Think of nature. What force of nature makes more healthy plants by cutting leaves off?

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stickyicky77

Well-Known Member

• Mar 24, 2008

• #10

It will stunt it's growth. You only want to remove the big fan leaves if they are over 50% damage.