Removing lower leaf and branches

[CFLbc]

HEy,

my plants are about 6 - 8 weeks old. they were started outside and are currently outside.
they're still vegging. i was curious what was the best time during the plants lifecycle to remove the lower fan leaves and smaller branches that will produce popcorn nuggets. the plants are about 1ft6in to 2ft.

thanks

 

[DaFreak]

Here I was thinking that you couldn't get popcorn with the sun.

 

[CFLbc]

lol it does happen especially with lower foliage

 

[mattman089]

Why not just harvest in batches...??? Just curious

 

[SPLFreak808]

Here I was thinking that you couldn't get popcorn with the sun.

Here i was thinking the sun went above & around the foliage unlike indoor lights lol..

 

[Geotropic]

Outside, you can just remove the fans that turn yellow or defective. If you're trying for a certain number of colas, then trim or top early is best for training.

 

[3rd Monkey]

I take them whenever I see them. No sense wasting growth, even vegetative growth, on shit that's not gonna produce in my opinion.

 

[letstry]

Ya pluck a few every few days or so. Don't do them all in one day and you can start whenever you want.

 

[CFLbc]

Why not just harvest in batches...??? Just curious

hey, ya i wish i could but the weather turns bad and moist in early october so i only have one harvest before issues develop with the plant

Outside, you can just remove the fans that turn yellow or defective. If you're trying for a certain number of colas, then trim or top early is best for training.

alright ye i think I'm just going to let them grow out naturally this year cause i pinched the tops last year and they produced too many colas that the plant couldn't even hold itself up

I take them whenever I see them. No sense wasting growth, even vegetative growth, on shit that's not gonna produce in my opinion.

ye i'll start pruning soon, cause im alright starting to see pre-flower signs on some of the plants right now

Ya pluck a few every few days or so. Don't do them all in one day and you can start whenever you want.

ok that sounds like it'll cause the least shock to the plants i think ill try and do it deep into flowering too cause the foliage gets way too fluffy for any airflow to get around the colas

 

[JSB99]

they produced too many colas that the plant couldn't even hold itself up

But that's what you want! If you want those extra big, hefty colas, you have to help the plants out with a cage or trellis.