Fan Leafs. Blockers of Light Or Energy Producers???

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PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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GreenThumbSucker said:
Uncle Ben said:
Also, a clear sign of an inexperienced noob is one that is hell bent on yanking off leaves and doing stupid stuff like flushing. Where in the hell people come up with such crazy stuff is beyond me.

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True that. I remember my brother pulling off all the shade leaves three weeks into flowering. He heard it from some old hippy dude. I warned him what would happen but he didn't listen. His buds never got any bigger. He ended up with the scrawniest little buds ever, and it was a fat producing indica strain. Stupid stupid. What are people thinking when they do stupid shit like this.

I remember what he said afterwards. "I'll never do that again!"

If you want your buds to stop forming, pull off the shade leaves. If you want fat buds, leave them on. It's simple.
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Hmm. I wonder why the buds this run that I defoiled @ 14 and 42 days into 12/12 are bigger and more developed than the same clone last run. Seems kinda crazy.
 
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ogreb

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Starting 3 weeks to harvest I start defoliating.

Read that leaves actually inhibit bud production.

By the time I harvest only a few fan leaves and sugar leaf remain. I slow flush...fade.

I've grown both ways and defoliating produces better smoke.
 
Slab

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PJ Diaz said:
Hmm. I wonder why the buds this run that I defoiled @ 14 and 42 days into 12/12 are bigger and more developed than the same clone last run. Seems kinda crazy.
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ambient co2? cooler outdoor temps? moon phases? If you are just now maxing genetic potential, what were you doing wrong before?

you are saying that you are improving only because you changed a Minor technique? you come here to start shit, maybe your plants just happy to not to have you around lol
 
PJ Diaz

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Slab said:
PJ Diaz said:
Hmm. I wonder why the buds this run that I defoiled @ 14 and 42 days into 12/12 are bigger and more developed than the same clone last run. Seems kinda crazy.
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ambient co2? cooler outdoor temps? moon phases? If you are just now maxing genetic potential, what were you doing wrong before?

you are saying that you are improving only because you changed a Minor technique? you come here to start shit, maybe your plants just happy to not to have you around lol
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who came here to start shit? Take a look in the mirror my friend. I've done several runs with this same cutting, so differences are easy to gauge. The improvement isn't massive, but bit sure isn't dismal as yourself and others have described. The real question is what else did your buddy fuck up with his bad experience defoil grow?
 
Slab

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I am not at the trial and error stage. you want to discuss those environmental factors I brought up great. Other than that this has wasted to much life hours.

i hit home runs, I don't care how many feet they travel.
 
PJ Diaz

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I am not at the trial and error stage. you want to discuss those environmental factors I brought up great. Other than that this has wasted to much life hours.
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Why do you keep posting in this thread then?

I really think you're missing the point anyway. I'm really not saying that I'm getting extra some super massive yield based on defoliating. What I'm saying it that it hasn't hurt my crop and given me the tiny buds you've described. I'm getting better air circulation to my crop with defoliating, and yield doesn't seem to be suffering at all.

Then again, there's still more time to harvest, so maybe they'll shrink up instead of swelling..
 

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elkukupanda

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keebo3000 said:
my babies are doing quite well, thanks for asking... quit frosty middle of third week tight nodes....View attachment 2482984View attachment 2482985View attachment 2482986View attachment 2482987View attachment 2482988 so..... what do you think?
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I don't know what to say to be honest man... they grew some of their leaves back... they are looking like healthy plants lol... with less leaves of course... keep posting man... i want to know if they are able to develop big colas after that shave...
 
Uncle Ben

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ogreb said:
There is a very good evidence of the power of defoliation at http://www.growweedeasy.com/marijuana-defoliation-tutorial

Very convincing..
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It's not valid nor credible. The only thing "convincing" is the confirmation of it being another misguided pot site, not a university study.

You try plucking leaves off my peach, pecan trees, pomegranates and tomato plants (cannabis aside) and you'll be met by one angry farmer with a baseball bat. :)

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giantsfan24

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Day 65 - 1 - Flower 34.jpg

I came across this article in High Times online I thought might be helpful to some..not to others obviously. Enjoy!

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I prune just as he says in the article. Not all leaves go contrary to the belief of some.

Namaste

This is day 35 of flower on plants that have been stripped of fan leaves twice. The sugar leaves have been left to do their jobs. (whatever that may be :-) )
 
akula

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Uncle Ben said:
To break my advice down even further, if you grow cannabis exactly like a tomato plant regarding outside influences, you will excel.

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I grow my tomatoes like I grow my cannabis in the same room and everything....does that count?:confused:
 
Xub420

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I cut off a few paleish curling fans yesterday, and then asked this question after....noooob-move?
 
Slab

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Xub420 said:
I cut off a few paleish curling fans yesterday, and then asked this question after....noooob-move?
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Not so bad. I was told they can attract pests and alway discard any dead vegetation .Could be underfed,Upping your Nitrogen is something to consider.
 
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