clipping leaves?

It is ok to trim some fan leaves off of your plant in order for some light to reach the lower levels of the plant. If the plant is too bushy, the bottom looses out on sunlight. That is why I trim fan leaves off of my plants. Just never remove more than 50% of the fan leaves and you will be fine.

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Originally Posted by disoBAYish

It is ok to trim some fan leaves off of your plant in order for some light to reach the lower levels of the plant. If the plant is too bushy, the bottom looses out on sunlight. That is why I trim fan leaves off of my plants. Just never remove more than 50% of the fan leaves and you will be fine.

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WTF? You never trim big fan leaves. You only trim the lower most branches because they will get little to no light. If a fan leaf has already developed then that one is mAjor sugar/photo leaf. Fan leafs are ment to be left alone or moved to the side if necessary.

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Originally Posted by cigarettes42

WTF? You never trim big fan leaves. You only trim the lower most branches because they will get little to no light. If a fan leaf has already developed then that one is mAjor sugar/photo leaf. Fan leafs are ment to be left alone or moved to the side if necessary.

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Right.... only clip small to medium size fan leaves during the Veg stage at a 45degree angle. Some people do, some people don't. It won't hurt your plant if you do, so long as you keep at least 50% of them. It's all about personal choice. I have never had a problem with taking a few fan leaves off here and there.