Uncle Ben
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Herein lies the core of this wacked out biz.
What would Happen if i Cut off most/All my Plant's Leaves?
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howsweetitis
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wont it change the plants metabolism and cause it to become a hermi if you cut off too much too soon... if you wanna do such a thing do it before you flower... there is a youtube video of a guy growing in soil on a balcony and he had good results with it.
It will recover in veg. the question would be would it be worth adding an addition 2-3 weeks of veg to get it back healthy enough to switch light cycles into flowering? Maybe, maybe not. I probably would have just ditched it as well and started fresh. Just my personal opinion. Its also my personal opinion, if you make another attempt, dont bother topping it or anything. Just let it grow, see how it develops, and learn from the experience. Each batch experiment a little more and see how it effects the plant. In 3-4 batches you will have gained quite abit of experience and knowledge.
Exhibit a) adding 2-3 weeks of veg to an already alive plant with decent root system
Exhibit b) starting over. spending longer than 2-3 weeks growing another plant from seed and going through that abysmal eternal slow growth phase until the 3rd node.
Yep, as much of a genius as the OP here
StlSoldier531
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What would happen if your lips were glued shut and all of your veins (except two) were closed up?? There is your answer .. lmaooo
HigherGround
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Rule of thumb 50% of foliage at a time evenly to keep growth good. I'm sure you could do more but, end up with much work ahead.
^Ignore this moron
HigherGround
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What? Moron? Somebody back me up. Common knowledge when pruning never to remove more than 50%. Sure cutting leaves off stresses your plant. Also will give the plant more new growth, branches, bud sites, and bush it out. Pruning 101. It's not the way I like to do it but, doesn't mean it doesn't work that way. Depending on what your trying to achieve you may need to veg. longer. That's expected! I'm just saying if you want to keep your plant moving forward don't cut more than 50% of the leaves.
CR500ROOST
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What would happen if you cut your head legs and arms off?well thats what just happened to your plant.
CR500ROOST
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I wouldn't cut any leaves off that's my rule of thumb
SirLancelot
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If Im not mistaken the leaves are your solar panels (which creates energy) for your factory (buds). So wouldn't removing solar panels (leafs) give you less energy? Im no botanist but also isn't it the leaves that are needed for photosynthesis not the buds. I've had buds under fan leaves that still grew out to be big nugs. I guess if it really bothers you tuck them in.
I think the rule of thumb your refeering too is if 50% of your leaf is damaged or dead you cut it away. but why on earth would you chop healthy leaves.
HigherGround
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Look. Im on the same page as you guys. I don't like pruning indoor plants but, you can do it. And they will continue to grow new leaves. They will split into more leaves than you cut off. Eventually you will end up with more leaves. If you cut off more than 50% your plants leaves your going to have trouble building new growth that's all i'm saying. Your plant doesn't die because it lost some foliage.
HigherGround
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And roost. To your question,"what if you cut of your head legs and arms". Really! I definitely wouldn't regenerate them like a marijuana plant regenerates leaves.
SirLancelot
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lol ill give ya that! I hear ya, my bad I thought the argument was that you are suppose too. Not that you can and it won't KILL the plant. but it will def put it in shock. My first grow, before I discovered RIU and all that was into growing I made this mistake to prune my leaves. Man this caused my plants to go into shock and they got all fucked up.
I just wouldn't advise cutting any, ok maybe 1-2% because your bored and need something to do in the grow room haha.
CR500ROOST
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It was an example.I wouldn't cut any leaves off unless it was infected or I was topping or fimming.I have herd about people pruning so I have done it before and stunned a plant.lesson learned.
If you tuck big fan leaves under the canopy they just end up dyeing anyways, might as well just cut them and save yourself time. I grow scrog and trim most of everything under the canopy, and remove big leaves from above that block alot of light. I also grow afgan/indicas that have HUGE fan leaves. I've also had grows where I left all the leaves on, all it equaled was more trimming at harvest, and more underdeveloped bud toward the screen.
HigherGround
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When your topping you don't think that stresses the plant. C'mon! Talk about cutting your head off! Lol! Those all stunt growth for a bit. It's ok to do that tho. Because it increases your yield without effecting quality. Right? When pruning around it it's the same idea. Causing it to split to create more bud sites. Healthy plants will overcome these stresses with ease. What do you mean an example? How can a human be a representation of a plant?
SirLancelot
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im confused how providing more light to bud sites gives you bigger buds. im pretty sure it's the green leaves that go through photosynthesis not the buds.