HELP! Help with tying

[HighEnergyVampire]

I am struggling to keep the big leaves tucked down, they keep popping right back out within an hour of tucking. She is growing into a bush and I am worried about air flow. Can someone please give me some guidance on how to, and where to, tie the fan leaves down?

Plant details: Strain - Rainbow Belts, Autoflower. 38 days from germination. FoxFarm nutrients, coco-loco and daily LST (bending and tucking).

 

[kingfish]

If light can't reach it or they cover bud sites, I pluck it.

 

[HighEnergyVampire]

I thought with autos you shouldn’t remove leaves? This is my first time growing autos, I have only grown photos before this.

 

[Gator]

Remove a few leaves and give her a few days to recover, pictures help a lot here

 

[golfnrl]

Early versions of autos may have had issues with leaf removal. Nowadays breeders have overcome that and the bro science guidance, no leaf removal, autos are more sensitive than photos, autos can't be topped, etc. I have not had any of mine act any different than a photo plant.

 

[HighEnergyVampire]

She’s the one in the middle.

 

[HighEnergyVampire]

I thought I had uploaded but I apparently didn’t attach them. I added the 2 pictures, thank you for letting me know.

 

[HighEnergyVampire]

Thanks I didn’t know this. I’ll take off the couple large leaves.

 

[golfnrl]

That girl in the middle, she does look bushy, but otherwise healthy. I had an auto that looked similar to yours. Mine, the leaves were smallish and grew so fast that I couldn't keep them trimmed. The fan leaves were small, the growth tips small and tight with tight node spacing. Does that sound familiar?

 

[HighEnergyVampire]

Yes! This is exactly what I am dealing with, she’s definitely been a diva. 😀

 

[golfnrl]

Mine, I tried to clean out the middle and make some space but couldn't keep up because of the density and pace of growth. I gave up and let her have her way. She stayed small and bushy but grew dense buds and cured out to a good smoke. BTW, I hung the whole plant to dry. It took about 2 weeks to dry out but it worked out.

 

[HighEnergyVampire]

This is good info, thank you. If she keeps down the same path, then I will take this approach also. Appreciate it.