When you first make a clone, the stems and leaves tend to get a little limp, so great big leaves can drag down the main stem. Also, while your clone is growing roots, or I should say, until your clone grows roots, it is feeding through the leaves. So you need to keep the clone in a very humid area and if you have a bunch of very humid fan leaves touching each other, the potential for rot is greater. So, sometimes you have to eliminate or trim the larger fan leaves simply for gravitational or logistical reasons. However, as your clone is sitting there deciding wether or not it will grow roots, and during the early stages of root developement, your little plant needs nutrition and it gets this nutrition from the fan leaves. That's why people trim the fan leaves instead of just cutting them off.

A lot of this depends upon the amount of space that you have available. In any event, you can leave as much or as many of the fan leaves as you want; just be sure to keep a close eye on them and be ready to trim or eliminate them if they stay soggy or look like they are having adverse effects on other parts of your clone. The cuttings actually stay pretty healthy looking throughout the cloning process, so you just need to judge for yourself if the fan leaves are adding to or detracting from the plant. Some of this you just need to experiment and decide what works for your growing conditions and the strain(s) you are cloning.

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PharmaCan Reviewed by PharmaCan on . CLONING QUESTION MY MOTHER PLANTS HAVE HUGE LEAVES ( 10 INCHES ) AND IT MAY BE HARD TO CLONE THEM BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE FAN LEAVES. ANYONE KNOW IF ALL TYPES OF WEED ( MINE OG KUSH ) CAN BE CLONED ? DO I HAVE TO REMOVE BIGGER LEAVES AND ONLY LEAVE THE SMALLS ? THANKS 4 THE HELP :rastasmoke: Rating: 5