melungeonman
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Ya all realize that was a joke???????? no luv.
Fan Leafs. Blockers of Light Or Energy Producers???
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crazyhazey
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ill tell you everything theres really to know about fan leaves and exposure, they serve 2 purposes, to photosynthesize, and also as a secondary energy source. fan leaves that are in direct sunlight serving both, others that are not are only useful when late flower comes along. more branches means energy will be more divided, basically the exposed buds arent getting all the nutes they should be. so keep as many fan leaves, but eliminate useless branches, they're only taking from the bigger, more exposed ones. training them is a good way to get exposure to all of them, i recently started training my plants to grow around the rim of the pot to do this. thats all you really gotta know about fan leaves, branches, and proper exposure.
rocknratm
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I want to jump in and try to get this on point.
I had an idea, when lollipopping why are the fan leaves taken off too? why not just take the bud sites off, leave the big fan leaves. My theory is that the fan leaves only take in energy to produce the flowers, and leaving more maximizes the light intake by the plant. But the removal of the bud sites down there means that the energy will be rediverted to the upper flowers.
idk. Ive been mulling this for a while
I had an idea, when lollipopping why are the fan leaves taken off too? why not just take the bud sites off, leave the big fan leaves. My theory is that the fan leaves only take in energy to produce the flowers, and leaving more maximizes the light intake by the plant. But the removal of the bud sites down there means that the energy will be rediverted to the upper flowers.
idk. Ive been mulling this for a while
rocknratm
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nice, im in the midwest its a short season. I was helping a friend with one outdoor plant, I didnt want ruderalis, so I gave him an 8 week. its cutting it close.
crazyhazey
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you got it right, couldnt have said it better. keep as many leaves as you can, remove insignificant bud sites to redirect energy/nutrients.
mccumcumber
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http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/chlorophyll/chlorophyll_h.htm
^What I was hoping people would look into after my first post.
^What I was hoping people would look into after my first post.
I understand both parties sides to this thread but what about trimming leaves to avoid moisture build up? My ladies a quite bushy so trimming leaves from one plant that are effecting my others makes sense to me. Heres some pics of my grow, should i continue to trim? Or risk moisture build up that creates mold and will ruin my whole crop. you guys be the judge and let me know what you think.
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dababydroman
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dude, you have no need to trim. believe me its not effecting your other plant to a noticeable effect. your just loosing in the end if youa ask me. look around at experiancedd peoples scrogs and stuff there rooms are packed with foilage and no probs.. just get a fan.
rocknratm
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do not trim those. they will suffer
OldGrowAddict
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This says it all.
You are pissed because people have several different opinions on the internet, however you also said something like "I don't learn anything, everybody are saying the same thing over and over").
So because of these different opinions, and discussions, are "misleading" - you'll go and buy a book with only 1 (ONE) set of opinions.. that way you'll not be confused (sorry.. mislead) by conflicting opinions and discussion... you know.. crictial thinking.
Edit: Maybe I should get my morning-coffee before posting. But I'm also about to leave this place, there are better places (so I do understand your emotions, this site is not exactly full of critical thinking
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crazyhazey
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yes this is a forum, its quite obvious youll get some opinionated answers, i gave him as much info on fan leaves as i could, i think i covered it pretty well. you can judge a site off a few users, like any other one theres bullshit to sift through, and you have to take everything you hear with a grain of salt, best way to learn is experience. and to the guy who said leaves can cause mold, id say only if they're clashing together with some sort of surface or other leaves, other than that keep as many as possible, and if some are in the shadows train them if you can.This says it all.
You are pissed because people have several different opinions on the internet, however you also said something like "I don't learn anything, everybody are saying the same thing over and over").
So because of these different opinions, and discussions, are "misleading" - you'll go and buy a book with only 1 (ONE) set of opinions.. that way you'll not be confused (sorry.. mislead) by conflicting opinions and discussion... you know.. crictial thinking.
Edit: Maybe I should get my morning-coffee before posting. But I'm also about to leave this place, there are better places (so I do understand your emotions, this site is not exactly full of critical thinking
squarefodder
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I mean It's simple in my mind. The plant grows the leaves for a reason, and removes its nutrients when it feels it needs to. Pinching buds to promote further development of the main buds is a waste IMHO. Trim the top buds at harvest and let the plant develop it'd lower buds for a few week before trimming em. If you cut all your leaves and new bud growth you Will loose yeild.
Keep the leaves on, the only tree that should have its leaves removed is the tree that makes spaghetti........
Keep the leaves on, the only tree that should have its leaves removed is the tree that makes spaghetti........
crazyhazey
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some people hate popcorn nugs such as myself, i train them to grow sideways or just around the rim of the pot so none of them are in the shade, leaving no purpose to stop any new branch development. if i dont wanna branch, i take it as a clone. but just like you said, keep as many leaves as you can or else yield may be jeopardized.
i wanna tree that grows spaghetti, i think id do some companion growing so my buds would eventually taste like the dankest thing in the world, spaghetti. hahaha
mccumcumber
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My popcorn nugs go straight to the grinder to be used for butter. I don't like trimming popcorn, but I love edibles.
crazyhazey
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i keep trim for bho, smoke the rest
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