Dontjudgeme
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Quote: When the military defoliates a forest to expose the enemy, do you think they selectively remove only the ones that are damaged?
Hahahahahah!!!!! That almost had me fall off the bed, geez that was funny. But to be serious about it, I too don’t remove anything. My take on it is if the plant doesn’t need it, nature will take its course and get rid of it. I use a trellis net, so if any fans seem to be blocking anything, I can easily tuck them out of the way. I also super crop too, my tent is only 6 1/2 ft tall, the main colas tend to stretch pretty good, so I have to bend them over so they don’t reach the light. But I don’t take anything away, more of controlling where and how it grows.
I’m not knocking the ones that do remove leaves or branches though, I do understand the need and or reason to do so. There are quite a few reasons to do it, I just personally don’t. I thought the fan leaves were how the plant grows, through photosynthesis, and that’s for any plant as far as I know. So to remove the fans or branches seems like it would stunt the growth of the plant as a whole, and not allow it to grow as big as it could’ve, because to my knowledge, and I’m not exactly the smartest person in the world, buds don’t actually grow on their own, they need a little help from their friendly counterparts, the solar panels to the whole operation, the FANS!!
But don’t take my word for it, if it makes you feel good, chop away. But I do believe this thread was started for those that don’t remove anything, not to debate on why or why not to do it.
Hahahahahah!!!!! That almost had me fall off the bed, geez that was funny. But to be serious about it, I too don’t remove anything. My take on it is if the plant doesn’t need it, nature will take its course and get rid of it. I use a trellis net, so if any fans seem to be blocking anything, I can easily tuck them out of the way. I also super crop too, my tent is only 6 1/2 ft tall, the main colas tend to stretch pretty good, so I have to bend them over so they don’t reach the light. But I don’t take anything away, more of controlling where and how it grows.
I’m not knocking the ones that do remove leaves or branches though, I do understand the need and or reason to do so. There are quite a few reasons to do it, I just personally don’t. I thought the fan leaves were how the plant grows, through photosynthesis, and that’s for any plant as far as I know. So to remove the fans or branches seems like it would stunt the growth of the plant as a whole, and not allow it to grow as big as it could’ve, because to my knowledge, and I’m not exactly the smartest person in the world, buds don’t actually grow on their own, they need a little help from their friendly counterparts, the solar panels to the whole operation, the FANS!!
But don’t take my word for it, if it makes you feel good, chop away. But I do believe this thread was started for those that don’t remove anything, not to debate on why or why not to do it.
