New Grower Trimming during flowering, so many opinions???

[stylez]

Too much leaf mass sounds like a bad strain anyway. I believe they are talking bout fan leaves and the bigger leaves that cover bud sites. It sounds like you wanted to actually trim bud leaves off:no:

What happens when you get small, squat autos that have too much leaf mass? I had one Vertigo plant with an immense central cola that had so many leaves (that I did not trim, under advice) that as a result contracted bud rot in the aforementioned immense cola, because the air literally could not circulate underneath the foliage and around the bottom of the cola. I'm kicking myself that I didn't trim away some leaves to help get some air down there.

As long as your humidity is low and you point a fan at the bottom part of the plant, you should be ok next time.

 

[spiderkamenetzki]

Too much leaf mass sounds like a bad strain anyway. I believe they are talking bout fan leaves and the bigger leaves that cover bud sites. It sounds like you wanted to actually trim bud leaves off:no:

As long as your humidity is low and you point a fan at the bottom part of the plant, you should be ok next time.

That's just it, my humidity is never low come flowering. Humid weather plus flowering plants = about a minimum of 50% RH during flowering, though often it's higher, sitting between 60-65%. No idea how to drop it, short of expensive dehumidifiers :<

 

[Coolbreeze]

Sounds like a time when common sense would say "I may not develop quite as much bud if I trim a few leaves- but I think I will lose more than my "potential" gain- if I don't."


Weigh your risks and you rewards as you grow. Some grows- I'm almost getting bonsai with the trimming and tying and training. Some times I just let them be plants.

I think it's fundamental that what is best for the plant is to be left alone and nourished well with balanced nutrients and light. Pumping a plant full and subjecting it to unatural light cycles, as well as tucking leaves etc might generate a bigger or better yield- but it isn't what's best for the plant overall- though it may score well with the audience- since production of as much dank as possible is the goal of most grows.


Anyway- that's all to say- its a hobby. When it becomes all about maximizing production- then it takes on a one dimensional aspect that is far too similar to work.

As it is a learning and growing (literally) hobby, experiment with different growing styles, strains and mediums. You will likely find that you have a style that suits you best- but tha the broader knowledge base functions as a deeper bag of tricks to delve into when needed. Hence- while tucking may be your thing- trimming might be the way to provide that critically increased airflow late in the game.


For me I try to leave as much foliage on as possible. Why? Less need to feed towards the end. Less residual ferts and they are on to finishing by consuming whatever energy remains in the leaves. As it were. But there are a lot reasons better than that to trim or not...