Your experiment has been done since growing began; and all with the same outcome - smaller buds.
The "energy" you speak of comes from the fan and sugar leaves through photosynthesis.
Leaves don’t take energy from the buds — they feed the buds.
They provide:
Sugars (carbohydrates) produced from CO₂, light, and water
Starches stored temporarily in leaf tissues
Mobile nutrients (like N, P, K, Mg) that can be moved during senescence
The plant does not pull resources out of the bud.
It pulls from the leaves, especially late in flower.
Buds are sinks (places that receive resources),
Leaves are sources (places that produce and donate resources).
comes from the fan and sugar leaves through photosynthesis. They don't take from the bud, they nurish it, co2, sugars and starches, and also mobile nutrients through senescene...
Senescence is the natural aging process in plants where
mobile nutrients (nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, etc.) are pulled from older leaves and moved into developing buds or newer growth.
I wasn't trying to humiliate you, I was adding to your "extensive knowledge and experience" so you don't sound ignorant after making such bold claims.
Congradulations on the 3 boys, I'm willing to bet there's rarely a dull moment in your house!
Sea of green started as a Dutch term meaning just like it sounds, many "popsicle stick" plants all packed next to each other. I think nowadays it refers more to any flat even canopy that fills the growing area. (I may be wrong)
