Fan leaves hitting tent walls

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Tannerwilliams919

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #1

I'm in a 3x3x6 tent and I am 5 days into flower ("stretch"). I'm a first time grower and I have 2 plants in 5 gallon dwc buckets. The plants look great but the fan leaves are starting to push up against the tent walls. I'm wondering what my best options are. I know it's not ideal to trim/lollipop during the first 21 days or so of flowering, but wondering how much "damage" it's doing with the leaves pushed up against the walls? Should I keep it the way it and just deal with it? Or should I go ahead and trim some? Looks like I'm learning the hard way that I should've LST'd (I did top twice on each plant).

 

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Gwhiliker

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #2

Your fine, keep growing! and maybe feed her a little more, looks like no real problems though good luck!

 

IrkinBollikans

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #3

You can still lst them. Not gonna keep your leaves off the walls though. I dont worry about it in my tent

 

Gwhiliker

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #4

also it is ideal to trim during the first 21 days its not ideal to trim after that

 

Gwhiliker

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #5

before on day 7 of flower
after

ignore the streching, i over vegged them awaiting a new light, they will be fine im sure

 

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Tannerwilliams919

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #6

Gwhiliker said:

also it is ideal to trim during the first 21 days its not ideal to trim after that

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Really? I thought you weren't supposed to mess with them during stretch since it's such an explosive part of the growth you wouldn't want to stunt it?

 

ebcrew

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #7

right before flip and then around day 21, the plant will tell you.

 

.Smoke

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #8

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Gwhiliker said:

before on day 7 of flowerView attachment 4620404
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ignore the streching, i over vegged them awaiting a new light, they will be fine im sure

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Gets you this...


This...

ebcrew said:

right before flip and then around day 21, the plant will tell you.

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I choose #2 nowadays...

 

Last edited: Jul 10, 2020

Gwhiliker

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #9

im scared to go 21 days but ill see next time

 

xtsho

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #10

Fan leave hitting tent walls? So what?

I'm not a fan of removing any fan leaves. Some do, I don't. Leaves are the engines that power the plant. The more surface area for photosynthesis the more energy the plants make to feed the flowers.

 

JoeBlow5823

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #11

Lol your tent is only half full man. Let em touch, it will be just fine.

 

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Tannerwilliams919

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #12

Thanks everybody! I really appreciate it. Sounds like I should let her grow and then will clean up around day 21 just a bit.