Trimming while flowering??

[wakenbakejake]

hey everyone. ive heard and read that you should not prune off any leaves in flowering stage but there is a couple leaves on this plant that look diseased and dying. should i let them stay or trim them off? i just dont want to harm or stunt my plants growth

wakenbakejake Reviewed by wakenbakejake on 06-29-2007. Trimming while flowering?? hey everyone. ive heard and read that you should not prune off any leaves in flowering stage but there is a couple leaves on this plant that look diseased and dying. should i let them stay or trim them off? i just dont want to harm or stunt my plants growth Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

Over 50% dead you may trim off. I don't even do that... if they come off with only a gentle tug, THEN take them off because the plant is finished using them.
Luckily cannabis is a plant not plagued by tons of weird viral diseases, and most leaves that LOOK diseased, it's a fertilizer, watering, or soil problem. They don't have to be removed; in fact, the plant can take nutrients out of the leaf to put energy into new growth.

[burnable]

if you want to remove a leaf for extra light penetration, etc. even if the plant isn't finished with it, remove only bits of it at a time, over a series of days. No severed leaf will stunt growth if you cut it off in increments

[stinkyattic]

I should think that is more stressful actually.
I'd go with the tying-back method.

[burnable]

Absolutely tying down is the best method for light penetration alone. I was typing more in terms of if you have to remove a leaf for some reason, it's best to do it incrementally. I'm quoting Greg Green from his cannabis grow bible.

[wakenbakejake]

ok thanks guys. ill post pictures when i can

[xcrispi]

I wait till they fall off just by touch .
I tuck extras in to expose budsites = no stress .
Crispi :jointsmile:

[.:Karma:. o.O]

i wait till they fall off to the touch but i dont like harming the plant so i let it die off...

[razzapiggy]

I've tugged some off for sure, havent ever had a problem though I do try to leave them on if possible.

[PharmaCan]

i wait till they fall off to the touch but i dont like harming the plant so i let it die off...

Troll

Why don't you go play with some children your own age. You are really annoying the grown-ups.

BTW - Don't listen to anything this asshole sez - s/he has never grown a plant long enough to have a dying leaf.