prunning a plant

is it worth prunning a auto-flowering plant (lower leaves)
prunning makes a better plant?????
cheers fil7

I only cut off the leaves if they look stressed or damaged in any way. Yellow, tips bad etc.

You shouldn't really ever cut off any leaf, it stores energy for the plant. If a leaf has yellow tips there is no point in pruning it just so that it looks nice...

prune the lower leaves if you want to focus energy to the top (might get a lil taller)

I wouldnt prune unless u have to... i ended up cutting one or two leaves that were laying on the soil. I got tired of having to lift them when watering. Didnt do any harm...

I have the same problem with my leaves laying on the soil, can you tell me how you cut them please?, is there a certain way to do it?

JamesPurpleHayes said:

I have the same problem with my leaves laying on the soil, can you tell me how you cut them please?, is there a certain way to
do it?

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this is Zuba my sweet mango auto(2 in background diff.) over 21 days
i did two waves of fan leaves pruning.i cut till only the smallest fan leaves are left
but i use a unique cauterizing technique for pruning
it is now 44 days old +/- a day
hope this helps you.i will do this till a few hairs show.then stop before full flower slows down growth
i use 600w hps and 4 26w t3 6500k

Dude I haven't heard of this technique but I'm essence most the time your just killing the plants energy but cutting all them leaves off. Leave them all on for one harvest and I promise you will do better!

dont prune leaves on an auto! Only prune leaves that are:1) laying on the soil 2) have become completely necrotic (this doesnt include just yellow tips; once a part of the leaf literally has gone brown and crispy, then pull just the dead part off to reduce bacteria/fungi)

I really would not recommend pruning for any other reason, the leaves are green for a reason, they contain chlorophyl which captures light to make sugars, these sugars are transported around the plant to where the plant wants to use them, so fan leaves DO increase bud size and the general health of the plant.

On a photo strain, there are growing techniques during vegetative growth where pruning is utilised, because the veg phase can be prolonged until the plant has the desired structure. But an autoflower is a ticking clock from the start. If space is a problem, use lst or scrog or just use less plants from the start. in a small space, less plants = more good bud. (ive also recently heard good results from early topping, but this seems contraversial still, im gonna top one of my next autos for test)

djlifeline said:

Dude I haven't heard of this technique but I'm essence most the time your just killing the plants energy but cutting all them leaves off. Leave them all on for one harvest and I promise you will do better!

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it was four days between the first and second pics
i do not agree.most plant sugars(energy)are stored in the roots
more leaves means excessive branch length. plant wants more nutes,ph drops trying to keep up with nute demand .and i dont wish to flush weekly as i only use bottled R.O. water
the way i prune i don't lose sap which means no fluid pressure loss. i wish i would have prune one more time i have to many leaves again.leaves left are full size in a few days,

texastim420 said:

it was four days between the first and second pics
i do not agree.most plant sugars(energy)are stored in the roots
more leaves means excessive branch length. plant wants more nutes,ph drops trying to keep up with nute demand .and i dont wish to flush weekly as i only use bottled R.O. water
the way i prune i don't lose sap which means no fluid pressure loss. i wish i would have prune one more time i have to many leaves again.leaves left are full size in a few days,

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will be interesting to see how the pruning pays off on your yeild!

texastim420 said:

it was four days between the first and second pics
i do not agree.most plant sugars(energy)are stored in the roots
more leaves means excessive branch length. plant wants more nutes,ph drops trying to keep up with nute demand .and i dont wish to flush weekly as i only use bottled R.O. water
the way i prune i don't lose sap which means no fluid pressure loss. i wish i would have prune one more time i have to many leaves again.leaves left are full size in a few days,

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Did u ever think about why the leaves are there in the first place?

fliesandshit said:

Did u ever think about why the leaves are there in the first place?

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transpiration and photosynthesis

• The roots and their capacity to store starch will decide how well a plant will grow and how much the plant will yield.​
  
  
• majority of starch is stored in roots and stems. only daily produced glucose is stored in leaves till photosynthesis slows.then plant coverts to starch.

texastim420 said:

• The roots and their capacity to store starch will decide how well a plant will grow and how much the plant will yield.​
  
  
• majority of starch is stored in roots and stems. only daily produced glucose is stored in leaves

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yeah but the leaves will produce the glucose, which in turn will determine the amount of stored energy in the roots. either way, the leaves are very important in a plant

this is a chicken or the egg argument
no answer.
i hate having a 6 or 8 inch. long fan leaf branch and i believe my plants don't notice the loss of daily glucose.
i showed pics of how fast leaves grow.and stated i don't prune weeks before flowering slows growth
its experiences and preference.
glucose is produce much faster than demand of the plant