High_Haze
Well-Known Member
Alright different tokes for different folks, yea I have heard it before. Just want some feedback from experienced growers, not the newbies who are on their first grow and do whatever the internet says is "cool". I got nothing but love just looking for an informed opinion.
Removing bottom branches outdoors
The pro removal people claim removing the bottom branches of the plant (where the popcorn buds grow) allows more energy to be devoted to the upper bud sites where the bigger flowers are. In turn this slightly increase the size of the top and mid flowers. The general opinion seems to agree that this results in a slightly lower yield, but less popcorn buds. Obviously beneficial indoors where the light cant reach the bottom, but outdoors the sun is significantly stronger and can still penetrate to the bottom branches. Do you remove the lower branch sites when growing outdoors? Why or why not? I have seen and been a part of grows that go both ways, and each time my fellow growers swear by their method (surprise)lol. Anyways I haven't removed the lower branches outdoors because I believe if the plant is healthy the branches should remain. Thoughts?
Pinching
I just visited my uncle's outdoor grow and he is a big fan of "pinching" the stems. Apparently the idea is the pinched sites create stronger stems and ultimately increase yield and flower size. Again from the view of nature knows best, why would you have to damage a plant to get it to grow more?
If anyone uses either of these methods I would love to hear your views.
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Removing bottom branches outdoors
The pro removal people claim removing the bottom branches of the plant (where the popcorn buds grow) allows more energy to be devoted to the upper bud sites where the bigger flowers are. In turn this slightly increase the size of the top and mid flowers. The general opinion seems to agree that this results in a slightly lower yield, but less popcorn buds. Obviously beneficial indoors where the light cant reach the bottom, but outdoors the sun is significantly stronger and can still penetrate to the bottom branches. Do you remove the lower branch sites when growing outdoors? Why or why not? I have seen and been a part of grows that go both ways, and each time my fellow growers swear by their method (surprise)lol. Anyways I haven't removed the lower branches outdoors because I believe if the plant is healthy the branches should remain. Thoughts?
Pinching
I just visited my uncle's outdoor grow and he is a big fan of "pinching" the stems. Apparently the idea is the pinched sites create stronger stems and ultimately increase yield and flower size. Again from the view of nature knows best, why would you have to damage a plant to get it to grow more?
If anyone uses either of these methods I would love to hear your views.
Each one teach one, spread the knowledge and pass it to the left
![Wink ;) ;)](/styles/smilies/icon_wink.gif)