Plants are getting very bushy - Should I remove fan leaves?

[BudzHeaven]

Hi everyone my plants are getting very bushy and I was wondering if I could pull off some of the big fan leafs ? Will this affect the groth of my plans or is it a good idea any advise will be a big help thanks

 

[Richard Richardson]

You can remove some fan leaves, just be careful

Growing Consensus Synopsis Paper

If you decide to trim your fan leaves, one should always do it by clipping the petiole about halfway between the base of the fan leaf and the stem/branch. Allow the remainder of the petiole to dry up and fall off on its own. This will help protect the plant from risks of infections. They should never be stripped or broken off at the base of the petiole as that would be expose more chance of infecting the plant. Petiole is the foot stalk of a leaf

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[BudzHeaven]

Thanks guys

 

[Ricky Bobby]

Thanks Richard I learned something new here too. I was going to say that I pluck a lot of the big fan leaves and do some major defoliation in flowering about halfway through to get more light to my lower bud sites. I have always taken them close to the stem so I'll have to test the idea of halfway between the leaf and stem.