hey just wondering when should start trimming and do you cut the leaf branch closest you can to the stem ? first time growing heres pics of my two plants the sun bleached leafs def want to trim off that happened when first got them was stupid and left them in the sun to long
when should i start triming
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TreeFarmerCharlie
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I would go ahead and trim the bleached leaves, but there's no other reason to trim until way later on. My plants get a pruning when I top them, then I will prune off leaves if the plant is so bushy that it makes me concerned about a lack of airflow going through the plant, and then I will clear out lower growth and budding branches that won't make it to the top of the canopy in early flower. The leaves fuel growth so leave them on as much as you can.
ok awesome thank you! and do you bave to top them i hears some people do and some dont just depends if you want the to grow tall or bushy
TreeFarmerCharlie
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No, you don't have to top them but, if you are limited in vertical space, then you will need to do some LST (Low Stress Training) to them to prevent them from getting too close to the lights. They will double, and sometimes triple, in height during the first few weeks of flower.
im growing outside in my backyard so im ok with them getting tall, also should i turn them through ojt the day so the sun gets to see both sides or just leave them and let mother nature do its thing
TreeFarmerCharlie
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When I put mine outside I don’t bother turning them.
BostonBuds
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I wouldnt trim anything, the plant will utilize those leaves and they will fall off on there own. If you notice one side of the plants branches are growing longer than the other you can rotate that side towards the sun, I do that with mine on the back deck. Since you have two plants you can top one and leave the other alone, see how it turns out, I like to top once.
ComfortCreator
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Listen to this smart response. You are outdoors where there is unlimited light available. This is not a beauty contest, its a grow and you want to build it up as fast as possible. Bigger means more. Looks good, dont take away something just because its not perfect.
That said yes you cut right next to the main stem. Let it grow as mentioned they will fall off eventually until then let the plant decide.
awesome thanks guys, one more question today i was moving my plants to the side of the house to get more sun and while i was moving the one my special needs foster brother started caring the other one and dropped it stem didnt break but 2 to 3 handfulls of dirt fell out and bunch dirt got over the plant got most of kt off and topped up the pot where soil fell out, should be fine eh
i just trimmed one of the bleached leafs that was at the very bottom on the smaller plant left everything else it was right along the dirt and it was really dried out a water droplet was popping out where i cut it like it was bleeding is that normal? its stopped now looks like it scabbed over where i trimmed the one leaf
Hey should i still not do any trimming or is it time to start trimming specially the leafs with bug holes from them eatting my leafs got neem oil for that, but heres pics of my 2 plants the sour diesel prob doesnt need trimming but the scout master might
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TreeFarmerCharlie
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I see no reason to trim the any leaves off those. I like mine bushy and just keep air moving through the tent.
Ok thank you! Mine are outside though its usually always windy where i live in chilliwack bc canada but sometimes gets to windy being in the fraser valley, so i put them behind my shed up on a table the sun shines on them all day back there and blocks most the wind so should i put a fan on them ?
TreeFarmerCharlie
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If they get a breeze back there then they should be fine. If there isn’t any natural airflow then a fan would help.
Sorry for the minor thread hijack, but I really like that rail you've got at the perimeter for the fans. Would you mind taking a pic of one of the corners so we can get an idea of how you've connected to the corner posts?
Ya thats a wicked set up when I get a grow tent id like to set up the fans like that to
TreeFarmerCharlie
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They are those straps you use to support wire harnesses. They didn’t grip the poles as tightly as I hoped, so I added some zip ties around the pole to add more friction, and now it hold where I slide it to. It can be a little finicky, though, because I have to move the back corners one at a time.
Mr. Cheetah
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when you chop