# Plants have a lot of leaves

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589>\
**Category:** Grow Journals\
**Created:** [November 19, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589 "2015-11-19T12:39:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ILGM.Claire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ilgm.claire/32/42966_2.png) [@ILGM.Claire](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ILGM.Claire)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589/1 "2015-11-19T12:39:40Z")

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A question from a fellow grower:

I have started some new plants they r doing great but seem to be a lot of leaves can I take some off they r only about 2-3 weeks old

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**Author:** ![ashflash52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@ashflash52](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ashflash52)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589/2 "2015-11-19T12:58:40Z")

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Absolutely not…just let them grow…why would you want to take leaves off a 3 week old plant/

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**Author:** ![Judy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@Judy2](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Judy2)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589/3 "2015-11-19T15:23:56Z")

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Just new to this and wasn’t sure  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![yoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/yoshi/32/680032_2.png) [@yoshi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/yoshi)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589/4 "2015-11-21T11:34:01Z")

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Only the lower , very bottom leaves , but don’t cut the solar panels off that are used for the plant photosynthesis process .

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**Author:** ![latewood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/278dde/32.png) [@latewood](https://ilgmforum.com/u/latewood)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 9:25am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589/5 "2015-11-22T09:25:16Z")

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These plants are thriving! Why would you want to cut leaves off that in turn shock the plant and cause the plant to spend energy healing itself instead of thriving?

If I decide to remove lower foliage; It is not until a couple weeks before flower, the plant is stronger, and it is best to remove the under foliage before inducing flower photo period.

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**Author:** ![yoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/yoshi/32/680032_2.png) [@yoshi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/yoshi)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 9:50am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plants-have-a-lot-of-leaves/3589/6 "2015-11-22T09:50:28Z")

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Baby he asking can he topped , and train them , but Latewood that’s very true !!!