How much should I prune off???

[Hawse99]

 

[hotrodharley]

None of it. Why would you? The fan leaves are literally the engine driving the thing.

 

[Logan Burke]

Not even close to being enough foliage there to consider trimming any off. Even at that, defoliation is a rather controversial practice and you really have to know your plant well to not do more harm than good. I always do my best to just tuck away fan leaves that are blocking light, I only clip them off as an absolute last resort measure.

 

[Hawse99]

Bottom of plant doesn’t seem to like them big leaves lol

 

[Logan Burke]

Yeah, just tuck those leaves out of the way if they block anything. But removing leaves will do more harm than good for this plant.

 

[Renfro]

I dunno, removal of the bigger fans would let light get to the lower nodes and improve branching. I wouldn't be concerned taking the fans at this age, they will be replaced.

 

[AmericanGrower508]

In veg I would axe those 2 big fokkers to help branches grow. It will all grow back.

 

[budman111]

You are looking to top at this particular stage.

 

[Renfro]

You are looking to top at this particular stage.

It is at a perfect stage for a good FIM.

 

[Don_Sequitor]

If you prune everything and leave a pencil stem, it will grow back.

 

[Renfro]

If you prune everything and leave a pencil stem, it will grow back.

Well you have to leave nodes.

 

[Don_Sequitor]

Well you have to leave nodes.

Nuh huh.

I topped it and growth came out of the stem.

 

[Budley Doright]

Nuh huh.

I topped it and growth came out of the stem.

What? In all my years I have never seen a plant branch out from the stem. Do you have pictures of this miracle lol. They always branch from nodes.

 

[Renfro]

I have seen nodes that were pruned tight pop new growth. But yeah he's yanking chains.

 

[principlesarelife]

why prune leaves when you can pour a gallon of bleach into the medium? the bleach will instantly flower your plant into maturity, dry & cure your buds all in one pour! it just takes 3 days for the process to complete.
what's not to love?!

 

[Hawse99]

Well I already did a fim. About to start lst I’m thinking I could do another fim tho.

 

[Meast21]

I dunno, removal of the bigger fans would let light get to the lower nodes and improve branching. I wouldn't be concerned taking the fans at this age, they will be replaced.

@Renfro Do you remove upper plant leaves in flowering to let light penetrate?

 

[Renfro]

@Renfro Do you remove upper plant leaves in flowering to let light penetrate?

Not in flowering