Pruning half dead leafs

[darkdestruction420]

dont get me wrong guys, im not saying stressing a plant to hell is good, but in small doses it can be advantageous, thicker stems are good at transporting what your plant needs to where it needs it.

 

[LUDACRIS]

no maaaan-the plant itself absorbes food 4 that dieing leaf!!!so it is wiser to leave them on cas the plant will use them and as in nature, when it dont need it any more, it will dropp of by itself.

correct......

LUDA.

 

[ttumaddawg]

wow, i bet this guy doesn't have a clue what to do from all these half-right responses

 

[ttumaddawg]

either way is not going to have that much affect on your plant, but they are still in veg so i would leave it on to fall off naturally...in general, if there is more than 50% damage to a leaf you should remove it...notice i said "damage"...damage is from bugs or disease or some stress....it is normal for leaves to yellow off and die naturally and i just let those drop when they feel like it

 

[LUDACRIS]

dont get me wrong guys, im not saying stressing a plant to hell is good, but in small doses it can be advantageous, thicker stems are good at transporting what your plant needs to where it needs it.

regardless of stem thickness the feed will reach the growing parts of the plant regardless and not the dead leaves as the tissues are already dead.

LUDA.

 

[doobnVA]

correct......

LUDA.

I can't figure out if you really think this is how plants behave, or if you're pretending it's "opposite day" today.

Either way, you guys are both wrong. Go read a book about plants, or ask any old lady in your neighborhood who gardens.

Leaving the dead leaves on generally shouldn't cause any problems, but it definitely does not nourish the plant by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[LUDACRIS]

either way is not going to have that much affect on your plant, but they are still in veg so i would leave it on to fall off naturally...in general, if there is more than 50% damage to a leaf you should remove it...notice i said "damage"...damage is from bugs or disease or some stress....it is normal for leaves to yellow off and die naturally and i just let those drop when they feel like it

thats what to do.
it is normal for leaves to yellow off and die naturally and i just let those drop when they feel like it[/quote]
LUDA.

 

[ttumaddawg]

Sunlight is a plant's main source of "food". Other nutrients are absorbed from the roots.

A dead leaf isn't going to "feed" your plant any more than pinning marshmallows onto the stems would.

now that's hilarious and right!

 

[wyteboi]

back to square one................. If its almost dead PINCH IT!
If its a seedling and only has a couple leaves DONT TOUCH IT!
oh and damaged leaves CANNOT be food or be used as food nor does the plant "absorb food" for that leaf....
ANYWAYS GOOD LUCK !!!!




p.s. to the rest of us, most of us know what we are thinkin is correct but we are sayin it argumentivly! i love this site!!!

 

[LUDACRIS]

I can't figure out if you really think this is how plants behave, or if you're pretending it's "opposite day" today.

Either way, you guys are both wrong. Go read a book about plants, or ask any old lady in your neighborhood who gardens.

Leaving the dead leaves on generally shouldn't cause any problems, but it definitely does not nourish the plant by any stretch of the imagination.

read a book ??????? W.T.F. (read them all mate).
why do you think i am here .
to joke (i think not).
check my grows.
try growing yourself and then you can add a valid/reasonable comment

LUDA.

 

[ganjman]

You guys are so funny.

Stress isn't good for a plant, eh? How about LST'ing then? You know, low STRESS training? What about supercropping?

In the case of dead or dying leaves, it's not a bad idea to go ahead and trim them off. If a plant has dying leaves, it's already stressed (not to mention that it's spending most of it's energy trying to repair the damaged leaves instead of new growth). Trimming the leaves will not stress the plant any more than it already is, and it could help by redirecting the plant's energy to new growth instead of healing itself.

Yes, the leaves will eventually die and fall off on their own. Letting dead leaves stay on the plant generally won't hurt the plant, but if the leaves start to decay on the plant there could be problems.

Dude, im sorry but damn

You walked right into this

LST

LOW stress training - training it without stressing it ,. or as little stress as posss. Jesus christ.

 

[Roseman]

IF they are half dead, what is the other half? I've seen half dead leaves bounce back. What are they hurting?

From the Growers Bible by Jorge Cervantes:
Leave leaves alone! Removal of healthy leave hacks up a healthy plant. Removing large or shade leaves DOES NOT make plants more productive. This practice DOES NOT supply more light to smaller leaves and growing tips. Plants need all their leaves to produce the maximum amount of chlorophyll and food. Removing leaves slows chlorophyll production, stresses the plant, and stunts its growth. Stress is a growth inhibitor. Remove only dead leaves or leaves that are more than 50 percent damaged.

 

[Katatawnic]

i want to know if i prune the half burnt leaves would this stress my plant?

From the Growers Bible by Jorge Cervantes:
Leave leaves alone! Removal of healthy leave hacks up a healthy plant. Removing large or shade leaves DOES NOT make plants more productive. This practice DOES NOT supply more light to smaller leaves and growing tips. Plants need all their leaves to produce the maximum amount of chlorophyll and food. Removing leaves slows chlorophyll production, stresses the plant, and stunts its growth. Stress is a growth inhibitor. Remove only dead leaves or leaves that are more than 50 percent damaged.

Jorge wasn't referring to leaving damaged leaves alone. He was specifically talking about removing healthy leaves, in order to allow more light to penetrate lower bud sites. The OP asked whether or not to remove the half-dead leaves, not healthy foliage.

I'm no "guru" so I won't speak with "authority" on growing cannabis. However, I've gardened a good 25 of my 38 years, and the rule of thumb has always been to remove damaged foliage ASAP, because the plant will focus its energy on trying to repair it, taking nourishment away from all that is healthy.

What about topping? That is cutting off healthy leaves and main stems, yet it is a widely accepted and even encouraged practice. Many growers "lollipop" their plants and swear by it, others top, others bend and tie their plants, yet others FIM.... and on and on. Every one of these practices are stressful to any and all plants, and every one of these practices are equally applauded and shunned, all in the name of not stressing the plants. Which is right? Which is wrong?

A few have stated in this thread one thing that seems to be too often overlooked.... by the time the symptoms (dead/dying leaves) show up, the plant has already been very stressed. So the point of avoiding stress is a bit moot. The aim now is to take care of the healthy remains of the plant, encouraging new and healthy growth.

I feel for the OP.... the question was whether or not pruning off damage brought on the same worn-out ongoing debate, and no one's opinions will be changed. So the OP gets to sift through the arguments, and still not have any "answer" to the question of what to do about the damage already done.

Again, I'm no "guru" by any means. I'd never remove a healthy leaf, but dead (or half-dead) leaves get the boot from me.

 

[ttumaddawg]

this was cleared up on page 3 by me

i feel for the OP as well for having to read through that

 

[Katatawnic]

If it'd already been cleared up, there wouldn't have been more arguments afterward.

 

[ttumaddawg]

fair enough