TRIMMING "SUCKER" LEAVES (where, when, how)

[Rhodes55]

I've heard of it but I never do it because I believe that the leaves are the engines of the plant. They don't suck anything. They are vital to the growth of a healthy plant.

Agreed! Life blood of the plant

 

[Rhodes55]

Here is a tip for growing. Don't ever remove fan leaves before harvest for several reasons.

1. The fan leaves MAKE AND STORE energy for the plant. The fan leaves are doing a process called photosynthsis, and it is the most important part or task or job the plant does, to make it grow. They make the FOOD, the sugars and carbs needed to grow.

If you remove a FAN leaf, the plant will stop growing taller until it can replace that removed fan leaf.

Removing a healthy fan leaf is a big waste of time..they are rapided replaced, unless you are in the last 2 or 3 weeks of flowering.

2. Even if the fan leaves are yellowing in late bloom I do not remove them until they are almost ready to fall off. The yellowing in the fan leaves at late harvest is the plants metabolism at work. She is transferring all stored energy in the fan leaf to bud production. It is the easiest source of energy she has late in life. Let that leaf do its job.
Leave leaves alone! Removal of healthy leave hacks up a healthy plant. Removing large or shade leaves DOES NOT make plants more productive. This practice DOES NOT supply more light to smaller leaves and growing tips. Plants need all their leaves to produce the maximum amount of chlorophyll and food. Removing leaves slows chlorophyll production, stresses the plant, and stunts its growth. Stress is a growth inhibitor. Remove only dead leaves or leaves that are more than 50 percent damaged.

Thank you for explaining this in detail!

 

[sandman83]

so, i've always done this with tomato plants. you pinch off the new nodes growing between the lower fan blades, they aren't getting enough light to produce any fruits and will just waste energy if they do set producing little marble sized unripened tomatoes. I try to leave all the lower leaves alone unless it is yellow/dying or pest damage. I pretty much do it constantly with indeterminate plants once established in veg.

 

[jeffl2956]

Jimmy Green, people are trying to help.

Do you think cutting off both pinky toes will make your dick bigger?

Lmfsao that's like comparing apples to penguins. What strain are you smoking because I want some

 

[jeffl2956]

So you're saying don't do this
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Or this,
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Or this...etc..
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because it doesn't work huh?

K...

They pretend not to see that its actually is possible. Must be rough to be so stubborn against different methods. They looked great, hope you still at it

 

[Stevepmd]

Here is a tip for growing. Don't ever remove fan leaves before harvest for several reasons.

1. The fan leaves MAKE AND STORE energy for the plant. The fan leaves are doing a process called photosynthsis, and it is the most important part or task or job the plant does, to make it grow. They make the FOOD, the sugars and carbs needed to grow.

If you remove a FAN leaf, the plant will stop growing taller until it can replace that removed fan leaf.

Removing a healthy fan leaf is a big waste of time..they are rapided replaced, unless you are in the last 2 or 3 weeks of flowering.

2. Even if the fan leaves are yellowing in late bloom I do not remove them until they are almost ready to fall off. The yellowing in the fan leaves at late harvest is the plants metabolism at work. She is transferring all stored energy in the fan leaf to bud production. It is the easiest source of energy she has late in life. Let that leaf do its job.
Leave leaves alone! Removal of healthy leave hacks up a healthy plant. Removing large or shade leaves DOES NOT make plants more productive. This practice DOES NOT supply more light to smaller leaves and growing tips. Plants need all their leaves to produce the maximum amount of chlorophyll and food. Removing leaves slows chlorophyll production, stresses the plant, and stunts its growth. Stress is a growth inhibitor. Remove only dead leaves or leaves that are more than 50 percent damaged.

I know this post is years old but I wish I came across it earlier as I have been removing fan leaves thinking I'm helping the plant but your right when I leave them alone they always grow much faster and no issues.

Thanks for the great info

 

[bk78]

Lmfsao that's like comparing apples to penguins. What strain are you smoking because I want some

Hi…. And welcome to RIU

 

[crimsonecho]

They pretend not to see that its actually is possible. Must be rough to be so stubborn against different methods. They looked great, hope you still at it

i pretended not to see it because there was nothing special about those plants. were you really impressed by those budlets?