how much to trim during flowering?

  • how much to trim during flowering?

    Posted by P_T_Burnum on July 12, 2025 at 5:49 pm

    my first grow, should I be taking off more trim leaves at this point? ive trimmed some to open up for air flow and light penetration but im nervous about taking to many.

    dubcity replied 1 week, 5 days ago 7 Members · 6 Replies
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  • healthy_green

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    July 12, 2025 at 6:37 pm
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    they look good, thin leaf, I would relax on feeling like you gotta do more. Patience. 👍 Lookin great!

  • flowerpower

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    July 12, 2025 at 6:56 pm
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    They’re looking pretty good to me. I usually only shave their legs and remove large leaves that are shading a bud sight, and then only when it can’t be tucked. I usually take all the fan leaves a week before harvest. I have plenty of humidity here. If in a drier climnate I would leave the fan leaves to retard the drying process.

  • neuronic

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    July 12, 2025 at 7:36 pm
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    That looks good to me. A couple point i follow are:

    Airflow is important. If there are so many leaves that they mat on top of each other, that can become a breeding ground for mold and pests.

    Once you flip over, the plant is going to prioritize flower instead of veg growth which means that any leaf that is shaded will become a energy burden that could be going to the flower instead of sustaining the shaded leaf itself.

    The fan leaves at the top of the plant are shading everything below them (im sure lots of people still keep them)

    As time goes on , leaves still grow larger and fill in, albeit at a slower rate so even if you thin a little too much, the leaves left will still fill up some of the space created by the prune

    Once the buds start growing, say week 3, i look under the skirt as it were, and look for any new stems that have started growing and remove them, as well as any bud sites at the very bottom in the shade, on side branching and remove them. The more energy going to the main crop the better imo

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  • retro

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    July 12, 2025 at 9:55 pm
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    First wk flower strip her down 50% , Day 21/3wks you can take up to 50% foliage if you are care full , from this i take a leaf here and there if it blocks light to buds only.

  • smokythebear

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    July 13, 2025 at 6:13 am
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    i defoliate every time i open my tent . there is always some sort of growth that need removing .and it keeps the plant healthier

  • dubcity

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    July 13, 2025 at 10:51 am
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    Dont touch it til you cut it. Its fine. Needs those fan leaves.

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