friend claims large fan leaves innefficient. Cut them off.

[anhedonia]

I have a neighbo who claims that when fan leaves become to large to cut them off so buds can get more light because large fan leaves are inneficient, claiming that this i biological fact. And smaller leaves cover more area than larger leaves. Bu to understand this concep you have to understand some facts about surface area and volume. Dude argud that people do this and they get better yeild than if they didnt do that. And his grower friends all cut off these inefficient fan leaves.

 

[DaveTheNewbie]

i know a guy that said .... and he gets the best plants ever !
beware the expert !

 

[smokeybandit22]

well my mom cut my arms and legs off when i was a child so my brain could get bigger

 

[dhhbomb]

well my rule of thumb always has been if the leaf doesnt look like it is blocking alot of light below leave it the only reason to trim is if it is blocking alot of light

 

[CrackerJax]

Uhhh, the big leaf is the engine for the bud production. Less leaf, less bud.



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[misshestermoffitt]

Tell the friend to go cut the leaves off his plants and you'll take care of your own grow.

The plant needs those leaves, think of them as a digestive organs, and the buds are sexual organs. Can your sexual organs digest your dinner? I didn't think so......

 

[mistaphuck]

"buds closest to the light will grow larger and be more potent" - ready set grow. if leaves cover my bud i first try to move them if i cant i trim them

 

[Picasso345]

Pretty easy to test. Get some clones and go nuts.

 

[fdd2blk]

leaves "collect" light, not "block" it.

 

[Kushcrosser]

The large fan leaves help the plant to process sugars. Cuttin them off will result in smaller bud sites. If you cut too many, it could stress the plant and cause it to go hermi on you.

 

[fdd2blk]

but what do we know? lolol

 

[Picasso345]

leaves "collect" light, not "block" it.

Yeah, I'm leaning towards millions of years of evolution vs the neighborhood knowitall guy.

 

[anhedonia]

I tried to explain this. I have read and always followed the rule of not cutting off any leaves unless they fall off or are brown ad dying. Ive only been growing for over a year and I too wanted to cut off leaves my first grow but I didnt once I found out nt to do that.

 

[jesus420]

the buds will use the direct energy from the bud leaves as well as the carbohydrate energy produced by the big fan leaves... and those leaves have massive surface area which produces a LOT of energy for the whole plant including the buds.

at least i think.

 

[mistaphuck]

think about it this way, dont the buds look much prettyer in direct light?

 

[CrackerJax]

think about it this way, dont the buds look much prettyer in direct light?

YES!!! In exactly the same way that a smaller mustache looks better than a large mustache.... Heil Hitler!!! mmm wake and bake...


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[mistaphuck]

small mustaches dont look better than small ones just look at the muttonstache!

 

[GrowTech]

GrowTech claims your friend is wrong.

 

[CrackerJax]

CrackerJax claims that GrowTech claims your friend is wrong.




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[mistaphuck]

Muttonstache!!!!!