Fan leaves remove or let them be

If a leaf is sheltering light from a bud on a plant does the leaf need to be removed to help the bud or is it better to leave the leaves for the overall benefit of the plant

Huge debate there. I always leaf the leafs, within reason. I believe it is best to leaf all leafs. In time the plant will thin itself out.

dont remove it until u can pull it off with no tension...

Burned or damaged leaves should be removed immediately. The plant spends energy trying to repair the leaf, to me, also applys to ending of leaf cycle.
I keep mine well trimed, especially in bud stage

TDM said:

Burned or damaged leaves should be removed immediately. The plant spends energy trying to repair the leaf, to me, also applys to ending of leaf cycle.

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I think you're wrong on this. The plants pull nutrients and water out of damaged, or mal-nourished, leaves before they drop them.

Also, plants don't really "heal" from nutrient lockout/burn. With many essential nutrients, if they are missing during tissue generation those tissues are permanently damaged. When the nutrient deficiencies are corrected, the plants will drop those damaged leaves in favor of new, healthy growth.

I subscribe to the philosophy that leaves feed the buds. Also, if my girls start to drop their leaves, I take it as a sign they are deficient in some nutrients (usually nitrogen, or potassium/phosphorous/mag) or they don't have enough light penetrating the lower leaves. This is true through the whole duration of flower. I don't want my girls to drop their leaves, ever!

That being said, I have only one girl that burns easily in late flower (she is already a light feeder) and insists on dropping her leaves. All the other girls I've ever grown have responded nicely to having proper, balanced nutrition throughout the entire grow.

GoldenGanja13 said:

Huge debate there. I always leaf the leafs, within reason. I believe it is best to leaf all leafs. In time the plant will thin itself out.

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Exactly, I say no. Why take the plants energy. Trim the lower growth before flower so its never a problem.....

True that. 2 weeks before going 12/12 I like to trim off lower leafs and thin branches. Make clones from thin branches.

303 said:

Exactly, I say no. Why take the plants energy. Trim the lower growth before flower so its never a problem.....

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I agree with everyone, i leave the leaves unless they are yellow and can come off with a lite" tug" other than that if there blocking bud sights just gently bend them to the side outta the way

Thanks for all your advice

lolly pop before bud prevents that problem. at least 1 week before 12-12.

f dat cut that sh*t if they are blocking 2ndarys from light then they arent worth it...... but i like short stocky oz plants =)

codybbad said:

f dat cut that sh*t if they are blocking 2ndarys from light then they arent worth it...... but i like short stocky oz plants =)

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I can barely understand what you just wrote.

i think i understood him. i took a short class in "hood" lol.........