Should I lollipop up higher?

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ekillah

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Hi everyone,

this is my first grow and i am trying to lollipop like the pros do in this forum.I wanted to ask how far up do you guys lolllipop generally? Theres still some buds coming from the bottom of the canopy and im wondering how much i should remove and what i should leave on? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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MICHI-CAN

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ekillah said:
Hi everyone,

this is my first grow and i am trying to lollipop like the pros do in this forum.I wanted to ask how far up do you guys lolllipop generally? Theres still some buds coming from the bottom of the canopy and im wondering how much i should remove and what i should leave on? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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When I lolli, I remove all shade leaves below the 5th or 6th node from the top of the plant or end of branch. I wait to strip growth in these areas until a week or 2 into flowering. Then remove anything that is small or in a bad location.

Avoid going above that 5-6 node rule and you should be okay.
 
King Avitas

King Avitas

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Personally, when using a scrog net I trim off everything under it. Especially if there is a full canopy above the net. I hate popcorn buds.
 
bigunyun

bigunyun

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I don't lollipop at all... just prune back big fan leaves blocking air and light. Only smoke the primary and secondary buds. Everything else goes in the bucket for bubble hash and then rosin... those popcorn buds are a pain to clean and smoke but they make great rosin!
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HGCC

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I typically clear the lower half, but it really depends on lights and what strain you are growing. You are removing stuff that won't get adequate light to develop into big full buds, that's something you just learn to get a feel for. Large open sativas don't need much, small dense indicas need more, etc.

Looking at that I would clear out stuff up to your net and any little branches that don't look like they will grow above the net.
 
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Northwood

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King Avitas said:
Personally, when using a scrog net I trim off everything under it. Especially if there is a full canopy above the net. I hate popcorn buds.
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Yeah and leaving lower fan leaves will lead to popcorn buds as this photo of one of my old grows prove:
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Hahaha!
 
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ComfortCreator

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I grow big wide plants and shoot for about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way up, depending upon how tall they are. Enough for airflow, easy watering and to reduce any larfiness.
 
Fatleg77

Fatleg77

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I judge it based on light penetration through the canopy.Anything under the pennetration level gets cut.
 
bigunyun

bigunyun

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It depends on the plant I guess. Didn’t lollipop these plants and the buds coming off the very lowest branches are still great buds! Top buds are still getting plump too
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bigunyun

bigunyun

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ZuuTeD614 said:
@bigunyun what light do you have and how far away do.you keep it from.your canopy?
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I have a California Lightworks SolarXtreme 1000 LED. It’s 800w. I always keep it at the very top of my 4x4x6 tent for the entire grow, I never move it. It’s a powerful light. Tent is much cooler that way, right next to the exhaust fan intake. :D
 
ZuuTeD614

ZuuTeD614

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So you dint worry about lux, ppfd. I have 414 watts of true LED in my tent and keep it about 22 inches away. Your making me want to raise it!! Lmao
 
ZuuTeD614

ZuuTeD614

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Yah I got a 2x4 with Mars Hydro TS1000 in middle and 2 Mars Hydro 300 watt blurples on the side they are 132 watts each. Think I may raise my lights to about30 inches and call it good.. thanks for the reply!
 
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