Can i safely prune a few leaves during the 1st few weeks of flowering
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Yes you can. Most people defoliate before flower, and throughout the flowering stage.
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I still have a couple fairly large fan leaves that really take away from lower buds. I have always taken off what was needed a little bit here and there. Was worried about shocking them at this stage.
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Fan leaves can either be tucked under that flower site, or completely removed. I’ve done both, and removing it didn’t seem to hurt it any.
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Cool, thanks for the info.
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With my current girls in flower I did a defoliation after their second week in flip, this is when I took clones as well. After another couple weeks I pick and choose fans to remove along with any that are blocking light to other bud sites. I also removed any and all fan leaves with any issues.
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I usually take off the lower yellowing ones, the ones hidden inside, and anything blocking a potential bud. Just a few each day. That is just me but you are connected with knowledgeable growers with much more experience.
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