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[Pezzo]

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[TheGreenFog]

I just sort of made my own test to see if I take the leaf off or not. I tug on a really yellow leaf (usually crisping up) it and if it comes right off then it's ready to come off. If it resists then I leave it on.

Yep, that's the way to do it.

One idea i had was:
since removing the fan leafs gives light to the buds (IMO not a big deal)
but also stresses the plant and causes a self defense reaction

the plant thinks it is being eaten, so what does it do. Swell up with resin to scare off the bugs

so an idea would be to allow your plant to finish normally, then b4 you give the plant 24-36 hours darkness cut off all the fan leafs.

Thoughts?

Well, it probably wouldn't hurt, but I doubt it will help. At that point, the plant is finishing up, and like you said, there is no light, so why take off the leaves? Not to get more light to the buds, right...cuz there is none...

And even though the leaves would not be receiving light, therefore, not undergoing photosynthesis, they would still have nutrients stored in them (unless they are yellow by now), so they would still be able to feed the bud with food while it's dark...

Just a thought, fragmented as it may be. :jointsmile:

Canuck, if you try it, let us know how it goes. We'll try to remind ya. :thumbsup:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[dutch.lover]

today i will take a tissue sample from Dutch Treat...I can sense harvest time approaching...! I'm excited, this plant we've had from the beginning too (ie from seed- same age as the 5 other plants we've already harvested) and it was our favorite. Super bushy and really strong stemmed, it was beautiful. Soon it will be time to find out just how beautiful it is!:jointsmile:

[canuck grower]

Well, it probably wouldn't hurt, but I doubt it will help. At that point, the plant is finishing up, and like you said, there is no light, so why take off the leaves? Not to get more light to the buds, right...cuz there is none...

There is no light. I think we all agree that taking off leaves to give light to buds is bogus. The idea is to shock the plant into thinking she's being eaten or something so she tries to defend herself with resin. It very well could be just as crazy as pulling leaves to let light get to buds.

And even though the leaves would not be receiving light, therefore, not undergoing photosynthesis, they would still have nutrients stored in them (unless they are yellow by now), so they would still be able to feed the bud with food while it's dark...

This I agree with. Good point. I'd like to do the test with larger plants with more leaves one day. These 2 I have now are quite small.

-cg :jointsmile:

[harris7]

this idea was highly supported by another grower on here. who spoke of very good results cutting off all fan leafs 5 days b4 harvest.

i think this is a yield reducing but potency improving tech.

it is very difficult to study this at home. in a lab we could

[dutch.lover]

We put Dutch Treat into darkness this afternoon. Beforehand, Harris7 cut off all the large fan leaves. Maybe the plant will be more resinous, who knows.

Harvest and manicure pics to follow!

[Bree1978]

sorry to intrude, just wanted to give you some props...Love the pics and both the logs! Everything looks super scrumptious! :jointsmile: Bree

[dutch.lover]

Another Update: We chopped Dutch Treat yesterday.

Weren't too impressed with the buds, they were quite a bit skinnier than the last plants we harvested and were very leafy. The length of the main colas are really impressive tho- at least a foot long each. The manicure pics are the most fun- so I shall post some when the time comes. Stay Tuned!

[Abattoir Dream]

Concerning the removal of fan leaves; here is an experiment to try. On one plant choose a node somewhere along the main stem and remove one of the fan leaves from one side. Leave the other intact. Notice when the plant is finished how much bigger the bud is with the leaf than the one without.

I did this once and was amazed at the difference in size. The bud with the intact fan leaf was over twice the size.

Perp is completely correct...

LATERAL BRANCHES GROW IN DIRECT CORRELATION TO FAN LEAVES! BY REMOVING A FAN LEAF, YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH DISABLE THE GROWTH OF THE EXISTING LATERAL BRANCH...

...man ive been waitin for someone to bring this up..

[dutch.lover]

very interesting! it's good to know that there is an actual science to removing fan leaves-smaller branches/buds. (i was gonna give u some rep for that but i can't apparently)

Have any of you heard about pinching buds to make them grow larger? The logic behind this is if you pinch the bud, the plant will feel like it's being damaged and kind of grow an extra bud in it's place. By pinching, I think my friend meant squeezing the stem near the bud so the plant thinks it's been severed. Anyone?