Hi guys & gals, I was wondering can I remove fan leaves from my plant, near the top and middle, I’ve been reading it’s good for the plant and yield, is this true guys, here’s the site if anybody else want o have a browse on it:-
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Hi guys & gals, I was wondering can I remove fan leaves from my plant, near the top and middle, I’ve been reading it’s good for the plant and yield, is this true guys, here’s the site if anybody else want o have a browse on it:-
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Last edited by M_C; 04-10-18 at 06:32 PM. Reason: Link removal
Sorry for posting a link, my bad, sorry guys, I didn’t think if I was honest, but anyway guys I’ve read on net that removing fan leaves in flower stage is better for the flower/bud as the fan leaves restrict air movement getting to parts of the flower/bud and restrict a lot of light too, and it says along the lines of, “the fan leaves take a lot of energy away from what the grower wants, the harvest”, is this true guys & gals, a reason I ask is the stunted plant looks preset bush and there’s a lot of fan leaves on the plant, which some look bigger than the plant lol, if I can’t remove them, can you cut them in half, or would this affect the plant in any way?
CityDweller (04-10-18), gardro (04-10-18), Gaz (04-10-18), GEORGE (04-10-18), M_C (04-10-18)
I remove ones that block light or restrict airflow through the plant. The rest I leave as they are as they're there for a reason
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CityDweller (04-10-18), Gasher90 (04-10-18), GEORGE (04-10-18), M_C (04-10-18)
Hmmmmm take it I’ll ignore the net and leave them if they’re meant to be but on reading on sites I was going to chop most off, why on earth do sites this and say these things when they’re clearly wrong, if you guys hadn’t replied I’d have took majority off when I get back in a couple of days, it’s just as well I asked, I try to find out from the net rather than bug you guys with silly questions but when I’m in two minds that’s when I ask, but cheers guys really appreciate it, thanks Gary
The fan leafs are big solar panels
The last week of a grow I may remove a few more of them, but that is just personal choice
Thanks M_C, I never realised they absorbed light and heat for the plant, I thought they where mainly just to get energy up the plant and thought if I took the fan leaves off more heat and light would get to and around the plant better, and I thought they where called fan leaves to help and protect the plant from to much heat and to help keep the plant keep cool, but now I’m thinking do I leave them, I can’t afford to affect the yield as it is as it’s going to be pretty poor, cheers Gary
I do this on pretty much every grow I do. The more air flow and light the less chance of mold, mildew and bugs late into flower. I never defoliate past 3 weeks into flower and when I do its a decent amount depending on the strains (if its bushy or not). Indicas more so than Sativas in my experience. Again this may be strain dependent but I've never suffered any adverse affects. When I began Manifolding for the most part it definitely helps
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