Shade leaves

[Riverrat]

When is the best time if anytime to start removing shade leaves.

 

[St.buds]

Whenever your plant is healthy

 

[UrbZ]

yup i take mine off a few at a time during veg to open up light to lower new growth. I just make sure I wait about 5-7 days in between defoliations. So she can heal. 1st day of flower take any leaf that covers lower growth/bud sites 3rd week of flower do it again. then let it grow after that.

 

[alltatup]

What he said! Strategic defoliation: sometimes I have to sit there and really study the plant for a lil bit before I decide what to cut. I try to tuck as many leaves as I can so that the plant is getting fed (by the leaves) really well.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Yeah, why take em off if they aint in the way.

 

[alltatup]

Preeeeeee cisely.

 

[kingfish]

My kind of thinking exactly. If I can tuck the leaf under, Ill do it. My last resort is cut it off.

 

[UrbZ]

Yeah I do a lot of tucking too. Spend a few minutes each day moving leaves around.

 

[Riverrat]

Thanks for the input.