Buds not getting light?

Discussion in 'Harvesting and Processing Marijuana' started by Sonow, Apr 3, 2010.

  1. my plant is about to be done budding, but I was wondering if I cut leaves off to where more buds can get light, would that kill the plant? I want to cut a lot of leaves off just so the buds can get more light but idk if that'd be a good idea.
     

  2. Depends on how far along it is...during the last few weeks of flowering most of the leaves will actually turn yellow and die off. The plant will use remaining energy/food from the leaves as it's last effort to bulk up those buds.

    So, if your leaves are still green, I would suggest that you leave them. The plant is still using them if they are still healthy.

    It doesn't hurt to trim a little, particularly the smaller leaves, just don't go crazy with it...and, if they're still around, let the fan leaves stay as-is so they can feed the buds some more.
     

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