Sound advice from Weezard. Wouldn't touch the fans if possible, all you'll do is promote new growth which the plant has to find the energy for. If it's using energy to grow replacement fans, it's not hitting the bud sites with full beans. Just bend the fans out of the way or tie em to one side. The whole process is organic. When the plant doesn't need them anymore, they weaken at the node and are easily pulled off, or drop off.
XSWIDOW Reviewed by XSWIDOW on . fan leaves blocking light My fan leaves are big and bushy, sometimes they block the light from the new growth coming up. I have only cut three off so far, but before I continue, I want to make sure I'm not causing issues further down the line. The plant is super healthy, bushy, and has a lot of newer growth that seems to be emerging from the middle top area. I figure common sense would say all the new growth, and the location of it is mostly normal. ;) However the growth of the fan leaves seems to be more spurratic and Rating: 5