fan leaves dying shoulld i cut them?

crsokker8

Member
i am 2 days away from week 8 and have good lookin buds and a couple leaves on my plant prolly 5 out of 100 are brown from over nutrient....shuld i cut these leaves and if so where, or should i keep them on for the next 2 weeks till harvest:leaf::leaf:
 

ShLUbY

Well-Known Member
IMO any leaf that is over 50% damaged/yellow/burnt is worth taking off (unless your whole plant was suffering from something of course) but taking a few of those off wont hurt a thing

you want to remove the entire stem and leaf so just nick it right next to the stalk, or if you just hold the branch, pull down on the leaf's stem next to the stalk and it should break right off with a slight tug
 

cannabutt

Well-Known Member
Leave those half dead ones, if they don't die and fall off let them stay. more food for the buds :leaf:
 

crazy carl

Member
I would cut anything that looked real real bad, if your 2 weeks away I would think you'll be planing to flush. If any food is taken from the fan leafs it might be better to take from healthy fan leafs, also I hate seeing any thing dead around my plants if I plan to harvest soon, I always found towards the end plants can handle some beneficial trimming plus you never know what is growing on the dead parts
 

DQ Blizzard

Active Member
My wife trimmed like 8 fan leaves that had yellowing spots, from mites that I believe I've controlled from now, and didn't understand why I was like WTF.... rule of thumb from 1st responder 50% damaged or more cut... but a half damaged leaf is still providing a plant with food, but I do take leaves off at 50%
 
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