Cutting fan leaves? ???

[bgmike8]

I have a 4 plant untopped mess.

Do you think yield will be hurt by cutting off some of the fan leaves blocking other bud sites?

 

[coreywebster]

Some people go crazy removing all leaves and still pull off massive yield. Personally I prefer not to. But taking a few off here and there shouldn't hurt. Do a few per plant at a time.
BTW your hatvest comment made my day!

 

[bict]

Leave em all on hat vest guy. Sure they wont die if you take a few off, but why the fuck would you? Plants grow leaves for a reason and the reason isn't so humans can rip them off.

Don't ruin those beautiful girlies, they look stunning bruv.

 

[Phatlewtz]

When I'm growing in a tent I am a big fan of defoliation....tearing off fans is a delicate act and could be a major stress to some strains...others never notice and spit out more...I usually don't defoliate long running sativas either, but I will rip some kush plants to shreds with no ill effects...depending on how well I know the plant dictates the way I grow it....if I'm going for giant chunks I'll strip it down to its 4 best branches and STRIP everything off below, and any that may be blocking bud sites, a lil extra work but it has always paid off...i like those buds that won't fit in mason jars and all

 

[Jimmy Sparkle]

Those big fan leaves are energy powerhouses for those undeveloped buds. I tuck bigger leaves out of the way to let more light in. Some monsters down low I will remove but only if they are near the soil . Leaves down In or near the soil are collectors of mold or rot and other shit I don't want so those I do remove.

 

[bgmike8]

Those big fan leaves are energy powerhouses for those undeveloped buds. I tuck bigger leaves out of the way to let more light in. Some monsters down low I will remove but only if they are near the soil . Leaves down In or near the soil are collectors of mold or rot and other shit I don't want so those I do remove.

This is what I've always thought. I think ed Rosenthals book taught me that. It seems that alot of people are defoliating though. Then I see a little bud site not doing so well and I want to rip off a leaf....

 

[$bkbbudz$]

Well, personally up until my last grow I never did much defoliation. This last time I did a Scrog grow. I lollipopped all vegetation that was under the screen and not getting any light. It did not hurt my babies at all.

 

[Jimmy Sparkle]

I've been thinking lol, and I guess I do sort of a little in round about sorta way kinda maybe do a very almost non existent sort of lolipopping lol. From this picture you can see the plant in the foreground does have quite a bit of the lower "frass" removed. But I do not remove any of those big fat juicy green leaves up higher, these get the tuck.