Trimming for a higher Yield

[axxxxe]

Back in the day I use to trim off fan leave s like you just did . I thought I got bigger buds too and that made sense to me. I just started again after a 6 year break and I left everything on except for what naturally dies off. Guess what I have bigger and more than ever. Rusty and weedhound are correct as usuall. Thanks guys

[the image reaper]

I just let the 'dead ones drop' , that's my extent of 'trimming' ... I frequently 'top' my main stem, but I'm not a fan-leaf remover :smokin:

[Akumasensei85]

Nice post I know this post has been long dead but man I've learned a lot from this site, as I keep reading I learn how to make my plants better. Because I've learned from every argument, details attained, pics and skills passed down like old tradition. I'm glad I'm a member of such a cultural diverse site.

[leftreartire]

i have seen and know many a grwoer who lolly pops their plants witch is they trim off everything below the canopy. and branch that grows of of the main stem is chopped off they only leave the flower site that are attached to the main stem. and they get great results. i
i on the other hand only trim the very bottom of the plant strems or small branches and let it grow naturally. trimming only weak ond yellow leafs. i i am not after monster yeilds as much as i am after a happy growing plant and seeing and learning from it growing

[captainendoe]

im getting yield at for being on the comp so i stopped reading half the post so i apologize if this has been said. If you cut a branch off of any plant the plant wont try to heal that spot. The exact opposite will happen. it cuts nute supply to the branch fibers and causes a concaved wall of dead tissue to protect itself from anything that is trying to get into that wound. As an arborist I use this method on trees all the time. its called crown raising. if you take the bottom nodes off the nodes above will have more nutes thus growing wider and healthier and the new nute distribution will cause the same effect all the way up the plant. I knew this to be true for trees so i tested it out on my best breeding male. I took four clones for future inbreeding and had a perfect opportunity. out of the four i only crown raised three and all three surpassed the fourth. but out of the three it seemed the later one had the best results so i would advise to wait at least a week before throwing the fruiting switch. maybe even two depending on how long your veggin.

[jon420]

I'm sure there will be debate about this comment but this is how and why I do any trimming. As you can see in the pictures, the leaves are lacking nitro. This is common for many strains to do this while in flowering. I wait until most of the leaf is mostly yellow before trimming it off. I also wait until there are quite a few that need to be trimmed to prevent stress daily by removing leaves as they yellow. I have never had any problems removing these leaves that are very yellow. Never stunted or any other signs of stress. I do not recommend trimming any leaves that are not dead nor dieing. I grew 2 of the same strains side-by-side and trimmed one of them the whole grow because I assumed more light getting and less leaves in the way would be benificial...It was NOTvery sad....

This is from first trim session, 5 weeks in to flower...28 leaves that range from 11"in to 5"in. Most of the leaves came from the main stalk and were the first leaves to develop in growth. This is also very common in this strain.:smokin:

[RAINHAZE]

I did a side by side comparison recently, just trimmed a few yellowed leaves, and the one I didn't touch (which had some yellowed leaves also) outgrew the one I trimmed.
As usual. Rusty is right! ..Again!:thumbsup:

[Rusty Trichome]

Jon420: Nice to see someone stick to their guns, but your plant that's 5 weeks into flowering does not appreciate the 28 new injuries that it is being forced to deal with before resuming 'normal' growth.
Despite your protestations, stress during flowering should be avoided at all costs. Not olny does the plant take a couple of weeks to heal, the stress is a great way to turn her into a raging hermaphrodite.

Her job is to shed the leaves she no longer wants or needs. Your job is to clean the discards out of the pot. Unless Home and Garden is coming out for a photo shoot, "tidying-up" the undergrowth is unnecessary and counter-productive.

If you have mold or disease climbing-up the plant, then I'd say to go for it. Beyond that though...leave the poor ladies alone.

Also, if your lighting is insufficient to extend down far enough to promote healthy growth, you might want to get better lighting instead of plucking the under-performers.
Adjusting your watering might help prevent the yellowing, too.

[jon420]

Jon420: Nice to see someone stick to their guns, but your plant that's 5 weeks into flowering does not appreciate the 28 new injuries that it is being forced to deal with before resuming 'normal' growth.
Despite your protestations, stress during flowering should be avoided at all costs. Not olny does the plant take a couple of weeks to heal, the stress is a great way to turn her into a raging hermaphrodite.

Her job is to shed the leaves she no longer wants or needs. Your job is to clean the discards out of the pot. Unless Home and Garden is coming out for a photo shoot, "tidying-up" the undergrowth is unnecessary and counter-productive.

If you have mold or disease climbing-up the plant, then I'd say to go for it. Beyond that though...leave the poor ladies alone.

Also, if your lighting is insufficient to extend down far enough to promote healthy growth, you might want to get better lighting instead of plucking the under-performers.
Adjusting your watering might help prevent the yellowing, too.

Thanks a lot for the comment, always appreciate any and all input. The only leaves that I dare trim are leaves that are basically hanging on by a thread. I never tamper with new growth or leaves that are still providing as they should. I also never go in and clear out leaves or branches just to make more light available. I have yet to have plant be stressed enough by this method of trimming to turn hermie on me, or have growth stunted. Maybe I have good luck but until it stops working for me, I will continue to do as I do. And one other thing. It is only particular strains that I do this too and this just so happens to be one of them. Side by side with another of the same strain actually showed slower growth during flowering when the dead leaves were not trimmed off once or twice. Thanks again:thumbsup:

[jon420]

Also, if your lighting is insufficient to extend down far enough to promote healthy growth, you might want to get better lighting instead of plucking the under-performers.
Adjusting your watering might help prevent the yellowing, too.

Forgot to mention that my lighting seems to only be an issue with the very dense-leaved plants. Other than that, bud development is pretty even for the growth all throughout. What kind of adjustment would you recommend on the water, less or more??? Just curious...Thanks:thumbsup::smokin: