They get plenty of light and besides, they don’t need much at that age & size. Do be careful watering. If you splash on the leaves wipe them off. The droplets act like little magnifying glasses.
I always remove the first node growth tips and leave the leaves.
Auto or photo?
In final pot or will transplant to larger one?
Top or LST - it is ready
I just remove the bottom growth. Especially the baby leaves.
Plant looks real nice…
Que the “don’t get your leaves wet” crowd.
It’s an old wives tale. There have been studies. It’s just not true.
Like the others said, She is looking good
Indoor it tends to cause issues especially when close to the soil. Eventually they die off anyway. I foliar spray before lights out for some reason.
In final plant I topped it today should I remove the sideways leaves too or no
not sure which ones you are talking about. If they are the ones you circled keeping them or removing them will not have a significant impact either way. That said, the plant is getting big enough that the upper leaves will be doing most of the work.
What IS true is water allowed to stand in proximity to the medium will damage the leaves. It is preferable to keep liquid away from direct contact unless performing some kind of treatment (wpm etc.).
Really? Is that what was being said?
“The droplets act like little magnifying glasses.”
That’s NOT true. It’s an old wives tale. I personally mist my plants twice a day with zero problems.
I’m simply pointing out that it is still a good idea to remove leaves at or lying on the media surface. Not disagreeing with you in your statement.
Again, not an argument I was making. It’s this simple, you can’t post a picture of a misted plant without someone coming out against it. It always about “burning” leaves. I’ve also noticed a tendency for moderators to defend that position.
I can say I’ve sprayed my leaves with lights on, but I also know how much air flow that I have, in combination of known low RH, will evaporate any droplets before they have a chance to burn the leaves.
However that being said, most growers that are beginners lack adequate airflow/air exchange to prevent burned leaves. So as a blanket statement disregarding growers with experience, don’t spray with the lights on. That is why you see moderators defending the position to not spray with lights on. I would hate to say it’s okay, and burn the leaves on a beginner grow. Hope that helps to understand the other side of things. @oldmarine
I understand alright and if the point was put as you made, misunderstanding could be avoided. I’ve found that is not the case as can be seen by the above “corrections”. Conflating the issue and trying to put words in my mouth is usually what has happened.
The truth is that science does not support burning. Nature doesn’t show it. It’s just an old wives tale. I feel that it is an important part of a healthy grow and mist my indoor plants twice a day. The only thing I worry about when it rains on my outdoor grow is mold and rot, not the blazing midday sun that shows here in East Texas. Here, field crops are watered midday without a cloud in the sky.
I’ve found that you can have so many different techniques during your grow. I’ve found that no matter what you do, some will think it’s wrong. Different strokes, right? Except this issue is not treated like defoliation or topping autos. With this issue, the adherents are denied their voice. I only speak from personal experience or common knowledge. No matter what, I don’t let ignorance keep me from growing in this endeavor.
The article you posted even mentioned it was possible to burn leaves with water droplets.
“Conclusions
In sunshine, water drops residing on smooth, hairless plant
leaves are unlikely to damage the underlying leaf tissue.”
The water droplets would normally evaporate long before the surface of the leaf could be burned.
I simply point out the main flaw in everyone’s thinking. Farmers have been spraying their crops for as long as they’ve been able to and no one see’s these so called burning leaves. Rain has fallen for millennia and any plant that couldn’t take it wouldn’t be here today.
Trim the bottom leaves off they will never get enough light