How do you damage the stem, removing leafs?
Chainsaw?
It's happened a few times
First time
At friends apartment at college. Just bought my first pistol from a gun show (I was 18), drinking with friends. Show them my new Jericho. Try to manually decock and Thumb slips on hammer, ND into White Widow clone tent with 3 casualties.
Second time
At range with my plants showing a friend my pistol. Think gun is unloaded. Point at Maui Wowie x Grand Daddy Purp, show him how to rack and pull the trigger. Forgot it was loaded- mag in- 1 casualty.
Third time
At parents house. Just bought a sig from a guy off Craigslist. Get home, try swapping slides with another Sig I had. Forgot the other Sig slide was chambered. Pull trigger, shoot Sour Diesel.
Fourth time
At my new house playing with a friend's 5.56 AK, release bolt, slam fires round into Gorilla Glue in flower.
Fith time
Showing a friend how to decock a pistol. No idea how but a round got chambered. Show him how the trigger works, pull trigger, shot the Sour Diesel again.
Sixth time
Thought maybe the house was haunted. Grab a Sig Physically clear it, (racked the slide 3 times) with no magazine in pull trigger at the Sour Diesel
Seventh time
Friend brings over a used Glock and wants me to look over it. I grab it and pull the trigger without clearing it. Didn't even realize the thing was loaded. Northern Lights did.
Eighth time
Friend brings over his transferable Mac 10. I had no idea how open bolt guns worked. He's showing it off to me, I put a loaded mag it and decided to try and release the bolt (I thought it shot from a closed bolt). Pulled the trigger for some reason, shot 30 rounds into my veg tent.
Overall you shouldn't feel too bad about damaging plants, it's just part of owning them like anything else.