Look at what I found!

[MrBungle]

If you are watering your plants regularly, they won't need the fan leaves.
The plant uses the fan leaves to store water for dry times.
No dry times = no need for fan leaves.
Good luck!

it seems to have considerably helped the humidity in the box too! i think the next couple of weeks are going to see some nice gains!

[Tomthehippie]

If you are watering your plants regularly, they won't need the fan leaves.
The plant uses the fan leaves to store water for dry times.
No dry times = no need for fan leaves.
Good luck!

The large leaves are there to photosynthesize, removing fan leaves will lower yield and stress the plant which is the last thing you want to do when flowering.

[Dizzy1]

Looks for bottle of super glue...

[mfqr]

The large leaves are there to photosynthesize, removing fan leaves will lower yield and stress the plant which is the last thing you want to do when flowering.

Or maybe it's for both reasons!

[MrBungle]

Or maybe it's for both reasons!

that's what i'm thinking... not to mention the plants are responding great to the increased light exposure, so i'm not worried at all. :thumbsup:

[MrBungle]

i should also mention that I didn't go crazy with the trimming of the fan leaves. i just cut what i felt was necessary to open the plant up to more light penetration.

pic 1 - before trim
pic 2 - after trim
various bud shots

:hippy:

[PharmaCan]

i should also mention that I didn't go crazy with the trimming of the fan leaves. i just cut what i felt was necessary to open the plant up to more light penetration.

:hippy:

As long as the gnomes are happy. That's what's important.

PC :thumbsup:

[psteve]

The large leaves are there to photosynthesize, removing fan leaves will lower yield and stress the plant which is the last thing you want to do when flowering.

In this case he's using compact fluorescent lights, which are not known for their penetration.
Every leaf contributes to photosynthesis, so removing the large fan leaves that block the light will actually increase the light penetration (lux) to the rest of the leaves, thereby increasing overall photosynthesis.
Also, water and nutrient uptake to the buds will be increased as the plant will no longer be sending it to the leaves.
Of course it is possible to remove too many leaves and slow the growth of the plant, but he seems to have it well under control. A little stress is actually good for the plant once in a while. It increases plant vigor, which means more trichome production (and isn't that what we all really want?).

[MrBungle]

i don't think i mentioned this, but upon finding them i took some clones from the better looking plant of the two right away. i knew about cloning from years ago, but i never tried it before. anyway, they all rooted well and at two weeks they're starting to out grow the enclosure they're planted in! i'll do some research on here tonight, but does anyone know how long you can keep a clone in a confined little enclosure before they start to revolt?

[PharmaCan]

i don't think i mentioned this, but upon finding them i took some clones from the better looking plant of the two right away. i knew about cloning from years ago, but i never tried it before. anyway, they all rooted well and at two weeks they're starting to out grow the enclosure they're planted in! i'll do some research on here tonight, but does anyone know how long you can keep a clone in a confined little enclosure before they start to revolt?

LOL - Looks like you've been bitten by the bug.

Once they get roots, the clones will be hardy little plants. You can get them a little crowded laterally, but you will need to either top them or give them the room they need for verticle growth. Also keep in mind that the roots are growing faster than the plants at this point and you don't want them to get root bound.

PC :smokin: