red662 trimmed plants(thnxs 4 advice harddon)

[red662]

well after readin harddons response and doin some research in overgrow i went at the plants with the trimmer and hopfully got the idea right(more light 4 the secondery growth) anyways heres the result

red662 Reviewed by red662 on 08-31-2005. red662 trimmed plants(thnxs 4 advice harddon) well after readin harddons response and doin some research in overgrow i went at the plants with the trimmer and hopfully got the idea right(more light 4 the secondery growth) anyways heres the result Rating: 5

[red662]

the rest, did i go over board?

[HARDDON]

Fuck red, I recommend you top them not cut off the fan leaves.

DOH!

I said you could do it, but you run a fine line between overkill, and, I would prefer to cut the fans in half, not all the way off.

Anyhow, whats done is done.

I hope you havent gone too far, only time will tell now though.

Keep them dry more than usual now as they wont have the ability to respirate as well as they did with the fan leaves. So a water reduction is now mandatory. Once some new leaf developes you can increase but for now you have to have them ride the border of dehydration and enuff water to keep them alive.

A very thin line indeed.

I would have topped them, but, lets see what happens. It doesnt appear you took off too many leaves, but they didnt have much to start with

Anyhow, follow my advice on what to do now as thats how I kept Whore and Cunt alive.

I am gonna look to see where I said to top them and make sure I didnt say cut off the fan leaves, I guess I could have had a stoner moment but not one that big....

You have now rolled the dice.

Lets roll a seven eh?

[Marc Benson]

I've read a ton of articles that say not to cut off any fans as they're the thing that's photosynthesizing the light and air and everything else good for the plant. Like taking one of your lungs out. Best thing, from what lots have said, would be to tuck the fans out of the way but for sure leave them on there. I did that to the one I lst'd and it worked great. Just tuck the fan below the new growth. But I'd listen to HD abou tthe watering. Be easy to over water them now that they don't have any leaves left. Bummer.

[HARDDON]

JUst to make sure I didnt say to cut off the fan leaves, I checked and here is what I actually said.

"Red, have you ever considered just doing a massive TOPPING session?

Your lack of secondairies is gonna hurt your yeild considerably. You may indeed be able to increase it if you topped them....

I would top half of them "

hehhehehe..just wanted to make sure i didnt get blamed in case the unthinkable happens.

I did cut off too many leaves on whore and cut just the right amount on cunt.

But whore is just some really good smoke so it didnt affect potency at all and I got really hard dense thick buds. Much harder that Cunt...

Lets hope for the best...

[AngryJohnny]

OMG!!

felt the same way

thought it was topping. boohoo!
could be why 4 out of 8 were MALE!


give them some TLC and cross fingers.

[Nochowderforyou]

Oh red, what a bummer bro Think 3 times, then act

You see, the fan leaves is what helps feed the plants. When flowering hits, the plant will want to use up the energy from those leaves for lush flowers. Cutting them off, is like cutting away their energy.

I hope it works out fo you, just learn from your mistakes, we've all been there. Good luck to you

[red662]

i have to laugh, luclely i did it 2 only half my plants but only after readin this
http://www.overgrow.com/growfaq/1269
harddon this might come in handy 4 ur sog
http://www.overgrow.com/growfaq/1164
on the trimmin front i only took off a few leaves and only the ones blokin, the secondery grow sites, was gonna top but it seem better 2 do what i did(@ the time.lol)
fingers crossed, still a while 2 go, i can veg em as long as need was gonna do it nxt week might leave it another 3-4 weeks now see how it turns out
harddon dont worry, it was me that was stoned, i looked up toppin and it said u could take the leaves r bend them instead, thats what i did but not many. oooooooooooooooops

[red662]

Oh red, what a bummer bro Think 3 times, then act

You see, the fan leaves is what helps feed the plants. When flowering hits, the plant will want to use up the energy from those leaves for lush flowers. Cutting them off, is like cutting away their energy.

I hope it works out fo you, just learn from your mistakes, we've all been there. Good luck to you

thnxs man, luckly i can veg as long as it takes 4 new fan leaves 2 grow back, dumb thing 2 do, but it happened and as u said learn from ur mistakes.

[red662]

its not all bad, smoke a spliff laugh, and keep the fingers crossed there not dead in the morn,lol