Help Me help a friend

My friends plants are 7 ft tall and still growing. My plants are 5 ft and have bigger flowers. His plants are the same straind as mine. I have been trying to talk him into taking off 20% of his big fan leaves so he can get more sun to his flowers. and he will not do it. I think is a big mistake. What do you all think?

O come on, where is the help, lol

I couldn't tell ya. Never had a plant that large with so many fan leaves. A 20% reduction doesn't seem that much and would surely get more light to the flowers.

I say go for it only in moderation, because leaves = photosynthesis = food for your girl.

There's differing camps on this but to throw my butt out here I remove the ones blocking any buds from sunlight. That also keeps them from dying off on the buds. <by dying off I mean after yellowing they tend to fall off and hang up on the nearest thing, then they're blocking the bud from light and giving mold a place to grow>

i would definitely clip some bigger fan leafs to expose more bud sites to the sun

As long as he doesn't go overboard, it will serve as beneficial to get a few of the big fan leaves out of the way in my opinion.

they look fine mother nature will do her job just fine

me i dont cut the leaves off the outdoor plants they will die when they are ready.
they are growing and are healthy,i think your friend is right to stick to his guns....

But I have heared that removing some of the big leaves can help. Some people that I know state they get a extra 1/2 lb or so by doing that. hmmmmmmm

a bit of a myth i feel...................

O4aUsErNaMe said:

a bit of a myth i feel...................

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I agree with 04aUsErNaMe, anyway that's my 2 cents..