Allright, had my step dad come by today. he's a seasoned vet at growin pot. he confirmed that i have a nice healthy female.. we cut some of the fan leaves off to make more room for the light to hit the flowering leaves. The cola has a small budd forming. If i add more lights as the plant grows during flowering is that ok or will it shock it? since its a female it would be a shame to make a hermie.:hitchair:
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ya, you shouldnt really cut fan leaves,
im surprised a seasoned pot grower doesnt know that...
im surprised a seasoned pot grower doesnt know that...
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congrats on the female.. I didn't know about not cutting fan leaves.. and I have been and seem to be doing ok.. what's the disadvantage?
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octobong007 said:
the fans are still producing foods for the plant that it will need while making the transition from vegging to flowering and some of these are lost when you hack off green things before their time.
BTW congrats on the girl take care of her and she will take care of you MOJO for that girl man :aok:
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http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html...it's called "photosynthesis"...octobong007 said:
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aaahhh photosyntesis, guess i better go back to third grade on that one. i was always under the assumption the big fan leaves blocked out light for newer thriving leaves under it. when i ask about trimmin fan leaves, i'm meaning WELL into flowering, in vegging only the "really big" ones. is that still a no no? i'm all with ya on the lollypoppin, comes out looking like a field of grapefruit, sswweeeeeetttt.
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the bigger the leaf... the more energy it absorbs... so more food can be used... and more growth can be obtained....
cut off ur arms and see how easy it is for you to eat!*
*disclaimer.... you shouldn't try cutting off ur arms =)
cut off ur arms and see how easy it is for you to eat!*
*disclaimer.... you shouldn't try cutting off ur arms =)
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If a fan leaf is blocking a bud site, it could be removed. When a leaf yellows, it's energy has been used up, so remove it completely from the grow area. I used to just pile those leaves in the grow area, they will attract bugs...danged mites...taught me a lesson about keeping your grow area clean...
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just bought my first steamroller like 20 minutes ago, and i'm so glad you put the disclaimer on....KADE said:
jb247 said:
thanx for explaining this in detail, NOW makes sense. (i need all the help i can get) i've taken some out of my hydro, but since this post has started none has been removed...might be my imagination, but looks like a growth spurt. thanx to all for the advice, i'll follow it the best i can...old habits=hard to break sometimes.
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i trimmed a whole bunch of leaves once back in the day...and it really slowed my growth for about a week. pritty sure i shocked the plant good.
i havent cut anyting besides a clone since then....
i havent cut anyting besides a clone since then....
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