What do you do?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o> <o></o> it seems for light penetration on an indoor grow, removing the large "shade leafs" would be very beneficial, I've noticed that when ever i allow light to get to the new "potential bud sites" by tucking a leaf or LSTing they grow extremely fast.. but the shade leafs are often in the way.<o></o> <o></o> of course the plants overall photosynthesis would be less.. <o></o> <o></o> anyone have an opinion on this?<o></o>
Tested, just look around, there are several post of dudes who have removed the fan leaves and there crop/yield sucks, just spread your branches out, and continue to tuck your leaves out of the way.
I dunno if its just being in alaska, or if these boards are just extreamly slow.. searches time out a LOT on me.. thanks for the info
well im not sure about the yeild from plants. but my dad trims the shade leaves once mabey twice a week. every time he does it seems the plant grows faster and faster. one day i went over to his house he had just trimmed off almost all of the leaves. the biggest one was about the size of a dollar coin. i came back 2 days later and there was a THICK canopy of healthy green leaves. the biggest leaves were about 3-4 inches long. i just put them into flowering so idk if the yeild will be effected but i will most likely not stop trimming them.
Think of those big fan leafs as solar panels. The plant needs the engery produced by those leafs so just tuck them......
I tuck my Shade leaves, it works fine, as suggested on the forums, just need to do it each day, to keep it all good.... they tuck in real easy