COCO COIR First grow: How much do I trim off?

[HighEnergyVampire]

I am 3 weeks into flower, the plants have ballooned overnight. How much do I trim off for air flow? Is there anything else I should be doing to support besides the net?

Thank you in advance.

Left: Blue Dream
Right: Hella Jelly

[Allenpro]

Anyleaf that it blocking a bud site

[Ckbrew]

Pruning like hair cut, everyone has a style. I take off lower fan leaves and inner larf shoots that will not make it. Then I look down from the top and look if I can see all the bud sites. Trim so the buds are in the light. Keep the air flowing inside the plant and keep light on the important bud sites. At that stage they should be starting to define themselves. Each plant can be different, help them become who they want to be and what you need them to be. How you do it can be determined by what style you are trying to produce.

[Allenpro]

That is what I do also, but I never cut my hair, any hair willing to stay in has a home for life.

[HighEnergyVampire]

Thank you for the detailed response. My fear was that I would take off to much and hurt her.

[dirtymike]

First grow, wow. Sure is clean in there.

[HighEnergyVampire]

Thank you, I try to keep it vacuumed as much as possible especially after feeding.

[HighEnergyVampire]

First flower trim attempt - Should I take more off?

[Wayzee]

The defoliation looks pretty spot on to me mate. I also have a few blue dreams going, not as far along as yours though.

[ductwizard]

it looks real good for a 1st grow, put my little outdoor hobbit garden to shame. i would listen to what "ckbrew" has to say

[Allenpro]

And thats why your the wizard.

[Ckbrew]

If the stems have gone woody at the bottom their ability to bend is limited. Moving the net up would also probably be difficult but if you can do it I would try. If you can't consider a second net. Lower it down slowly about half way or so, then bent the stems sideways and just tuck the branches in the net horizontally. The idea is to spread the plant so as many bud sites see the light possible. That is a tall order for a first grow. No shame in what you have grown there the way it is.

[Allenpro]

I agree but I would super crop those 3 that a taller than the rest, that should be easy enough but keep the tape handy

[Wayzee]

Ckbrew would you still try to train these with a net though bro or are they too far into flower?

[Ckbrew]

I would probably add a net, put the branches through, then bend them over so long as the stems don't go snap crackle pop.

[Allenpro]

No Silca

[Allenpro]

I typically use the schwazzing technique with pretty good results on Sativa domenant hibreds, never tried it on an autoflower but bro sience says not to and I dont grow enough autos to try.
The key is cut off almost all the fan leaves at the flip and then again 21 days after the flip. Most folks and logic will tell you the plant needs those leaves for nurishment but that is for a plant growing outside with all kinds of things that can happen, drought, soil depletion nutrient , etc. But growing inside especially with hydro where all they need is avaiable from the roots its kind of a different enviroment. But that is my Bro Science.
Make sur eyour jars are full before you try this just in case

https://www.growweedeasy.com/schwazzing-cannabis

[HighEnergyVampire]

I opted to remove the net, thank you everyone for catching this. I will attempt to use it on the next grow. The net made it very difficult to trim, this made it way easier to trim up the back more. At this point, do I need to add any additional support or should I just leave them alone for a bit?

[Ckbrew]

I would let them grow out for now. They may need some support later on in the grow when the buds become great big heavy colas. Some people use yoyos to support the big branches. What I do is run some garden wire above the plants near the top of the tent then run a cotton string from the plant to the wire tied with a taught line hitch knot so the upward pressure can be adjusted.

[HighEnergyVampire]

That’s a great idea. I will set that up once the buds start to develop. Thank you again!

[Bluey]

I love my Yoyo's.

I hook them to light hanger straps, wrap them around light bars, hook they on the edge of light bars, stupid stuff.

When I'm not careful and accidentally knock one of the trip wires it sets off a cacophany of zip lines with yoyos flying in all directions into the canopy then I spend the next 15 m8nutes trying to find them hiding in the canopy. It makes for good canopy management.

[Drphil69]

Love that taut line hitch. My favorite knot.. 😀