Prune during flowering? SCROG

Dr. Frescho

Dr. Frescho

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Ey, so this is my first grow, and here i have 2 girls switched to flowering 13 days ago, after they've been in veg for 5 weeks.

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As you can see it's pretty bushy under the screen,with fan leaves and new shoots coming out.

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I've already pruned a bit today and yesterday at the base of the plants, tho i don't feel safe pruning anything more, cause i don't want to cause damage/stress to the plants since i've been reading that fan leaves are a storage for energy.
And since it's in flowering i'm afraid to cut new shoots off,cause i don't know if that reduces the yield of the plant...

Should i leave the fan leaves to die on their own? Since everyday some of the lower fans die and fall naturally.
Should i prune everything? Pls let me know thanks ;(
 
ismann

ismann

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Dude don't worry about pruning too much. Trust me it will be back to jungle in a week. I have to prune at least twice in flower to get some light penetration and air flow. If I don't, the leaves get dew on them as their leaves are so packed together. Later on that can cause bud rot. I just prune the big fan leaves and leave the small ones. And make sure I can see through to the floor. About half way through flower I'll prune again, any leaves that cover bud sites are gone and all the fan leaves right on top. I leave as many fan leaves on the bottom as possible as long as they're getting light and not turning yellow.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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My lollipop scrog is trimmed hard one week before flip. All the way to the fourth or fifth node from the top. I do this again at the third week from the first visible flowering. From then until week 5, I continue to remove lower growth and leaves over 3" dia.. After week 5 don't remove anything unless needed.006.jpg002.jpg
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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MICHI-CAN said:
You're sh*t is insane. Like to see what I could do with legal right, space and resources. 12 plant limit. Less than 1 plant yield possession under lock and key. Do it bigger for us who can only dream.
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I try to stay legal count wise and just store my crops. If they end up too big I give some away to stay in a comfortable place or wait a while to start another one.
This run I just wanted to get an idea of what the space is capable of, probably going to knock a couple weeks of the veg from here.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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fragileassassin said:
I try to stay legal count wise and just store my crops. If they end up too big I give some away to stay in a comfortable place or wait a while to start another one.
This run I just wanted to get an idea of what the space is capable of, probably going to knock a couple weeks of the veg from here.
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Basically had a 6+ foot sphere here last year. Scared the hell out me in the end. Gave away more than I've ever bought. I want it to be legal for all. And I pledge to not F that up for all.
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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The problem I have is when its readily available, i can smoke up to 2oz in a week. Ive also recently found out how much better an edible with my meds at night helps me sleep. Its all for personal use, but I need enough to last between crops at least and it goes quite fast. Just havent done enough cycles to have that balance dialed in yet.
 
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