I have 2 questions. Should I prune this plant to thin the density of the foliage; and should I remove new, small branches in the bottom, center of the canopy that will not receive much light? Below is the information I think is needed to answer these questions. I have done hours of research on the web and have read so many different things regarding when you should stop training and pruning your plant. I have read all pruning and training should stop 2 weeks before transitioning to it's okay to do LST and pruning through the first 2 weeks of flower and everything in between. I figure I should ask this question here, among people who actively grow.....not people who did a little research and decided to post an article online.
Below is a picture of the entire plant and a close-up of a branch to see where the plant is in the flowering process (this is my first grow so this is all new to me). My first day of less than 14 hours of daylight occurred on 8/5/24. According to a daylight calendar, my first day of 13 hours of sunlight will occur on 8/31 with 13:01:06 hours of sunlight.
I measured the canopy this morning. The width at the widest part of the canopy is 49 inches in diameter. I left more on the outside of the canopy than the center figuring the outside would get more light. I measured the from the top, center canopy to the bottom center canopy and it measured 24 inches in height.
This plant has leaf septoria. 3 weeks ago this plant looked terrible. I have been spraying with copper fungicide and removing infected leaves. If you look to the right of the picture, there was a tree growing beside the house under the satellite that also had septoria and was probably the source for this plant getting it. We have cut the tree down and in the past week and a half I have only needed to remove a handful of infected leaves every 2 to 3 days.
I think I might have allowed this plant's foliage to become too dense. I don't know if it is better to thin the foliage out to allow for better airflow and light penetration or leave the foliage as it is since it's transitioning to flower. One thing I have noticed when removing infected leaves is the ones I am removing now are in areas of thick density where multiple leaves are touching. I have also noticed this plant has a lot of new branches growing in the center bottom of the canopy that will not reach the top and therefore, will not receive much light. Should I remove the small, new branches at the bottom, center of the canopy or will that be too stress before flowering?
One more piece of information that may be helpful when answering these questions. I never realized it until recently, but my property line has several trees that are infected with fungus and/or mold. I am terrible at guessing distance, but I would say this plant is probably 100-150 feet from my property line. I fear once fall arrives and the trees start losing their leaves the wind will carry these infected leaves to my plants causing the septoria to get out of control again. That is why I think thinning the foliage may be beneficial, to make the plant less habitable to fungus and mold.
Also, this question is off-topic but I am curious......does anyone have a guess on how much weight of dry bud I can expect from this plant?
Below is a picture of the entire plant and a close-up of a branch to see where the plant is in the flowering process (this is my first grow so this is all new to me). My first day of less than 14 hours of daylight occurred on 8/5/24. According to a daylight calendar, my first day of 13 hours of sunlight will occur on 8/31 with 13:01:06 hours of sunlight.
I measured the canopy this morning. The width at the widest part of the canopy is 49 inches in diameter. I left more on the outside of the canopy than the center figuring the outside would get more light. I measured the from the top, center canopy to the bottom center canopy and it measured 24 inches in height.
This plant has leaf septoria. 3 weeks ago this plant looked terrible. I have been spraying with copper fungicide and removing infected leaves. If you look to the right of the picture, there was a tree growing beside the house under the satellite that also had septoria and was probably the source for this plant getting it. We have cut the tree down and in the past week and a half I have only needed to remove a handful of infected leaves every 2 to 3 days.
I think I might have allowed this plant's foliage to become too dense. I don't know if it is better to thin the foliage out to allow for better airflow and light penetration or leave the foliage as it is since it's transitioning to flower. One thing I have noticed when removing infected leaves is the ones I am removing now are in areas of thick density where multiple leaves are touching. I have also noticed this plant has a lot of new branches growing in the center bottom of the canopy that will not reach the top and therefore, will not receive much light. Should I remove the small, new branches at the bottom, center of the canopy or will that be too stress before flowering?
One more piece of information that may be helpful when answering these questions. I never realized it until recently, but my property line has several trees that are infected with fungus and/or mold. I am terrible at guessing distance, but I would say this plant is probably 100-150 feet from my property line. I fear once fall arrives and the trees start losing their leaves the wind will carry these infected leaves to my plants causing the septoria to get out of control again. That is why I think thinning the foliage may be beneficial, to make the plant less habitable to fungus and mold.
Also, this question is off-topic but I am curious......does anyone have a guess on how much weight of dry bud I can expect from this plant?
