Fan leave trimming?

cowell said:

I think you are incorrect sir.

A plant has NOTHING in common with a human being. They "breath" CO2 in and release oxygen.. we do the opposite. They take their nutrition through their roots.. while I have none at all.. I have to eat and ingest things differently. A plant is different starting at it's cellular structure, cellular processes, life span, this whole "plants need sleep" non-sense, lumens have NOTHING to do with plants, if you cut my head off and stick it on another body it won't grow a clone of me.. see what I am getting at?

Removing branches is fine(called "lollipop-ing".. I do mine 2 weeks into flower I find getting the initial stretch out of the way, I can be more selective about which branches I take off), removing a few fan leaves is ok too.

It's even recommended by certain people.
http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/4441.html

Mind you nothing in growing is set in stone, and some things work better for some growers than others.. but this whole "nature is the best" crap I keep seeing has got to go! Generally speaking, there have been so many agricultural studies done showing how inferior nature is at growing superior plants and vegetation - starting with just a simple green house...To control temperature and water schedule alone produces faster growing, bigger, stronger plants - shows that man can create a better environment than nature provides. Why do outdoor growers bury a fish at the bottom of the BIG hole they dig and fill with THEIR soil mix with soil amendments to arerate and add nutrients to the soil?

Sorry, just feel like being critical today.. nothing personal.

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Lil Czr said:

I'm afraid that I'm going to have to disagree with you on a couple points.

It's never really good to go trimming off the fan leaves, as these are the major power sources for bud production.

And in lolli-popping, you're supposed to cut off the lower branches, but leave the fan leaves.

When your plant starts dropping leaves, it telling you that there is a deficiency somewhere, or you have burned the hell out of them.

You need to keep those leaves as healthy as you can up to harvest for maximum yields.

If a fan leaf is covering a bud just tuck it under, there's no need to trim it.

Good luck.

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Lil Czr said:

I'm afraid that I'm going to have to disagree with you on a couple points. -Where are we disagreeing?

It's never really good to go trimming off the fan leaves, as these are the major power sources for bud production. I never said that it wasn't a major source of bud production... I agree with you 100%.

And in lolli-popping, you're supposed to cut off the lower branches, but leave the fan leaves.-I said removing branches is called lollipopping- and I assume you aren't saying you remove the branch but leave the leaves on the branch.. cause... you can't ... do .. that.. the leaves all come off with the branch...

When your plant starts dropping leaves, it telling you that there is a deficiency somewhere, or you have burned the hell out of them.-I didn't say anything about dropping leaves.. or deficiency or anything.. so again.. not disagreeing with me.. and I again agree with you.

You need to keep those leaves as healthy as you can up to harvest for maximum yields.-And one more.. yes, I agree to that.. but I didn't say anything to the contrary and I'm not talking about getting max yield.. I'm talking from a "better pot" point of view.

If a fan leaf is covering a bud just tuck it under, there's no need to trim it.- This is a good idea.. I think that trick is also mentioned in the link I provided.. you read that right? Ed basically says the same things.. but I think you should consider what I'm saying is not "you SHOULD cut leaves off".. cause I'll I'm saying is "It's ok to do it"

Good luck.

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