The only reason people do that is when they're cloning a lot of clones at once and are putting them in a dome very close to each other. The reason for doing this, is it helps prevent mold from forming on the leaves while they are in the clone dome, with less places for moisture to sit and get stagnant..
I’m a firm believer in don’t fix it’s not broken & also not big on experimenting with my plants when I haven’t a clue of what I’m doing. I’m sure ur right,I’ll just leave em be.The only reason people do that is when they're cloning a lot of clones at once and are putting them in a dome very close to each other. The reason for doing this, is it helps prevent mold from forming on the leaves while they are in the clone dome, with less places for moisture to sit and get stagnant..
Other than that, there's no reason to mess with 'em at this point. You can always trim off fan leaves to make room for bud sites and what-not, though. Personally I don't do much defoliation at all but I've been growing outdoors for the most part, lately.
Edit to add - Oh I just reread what you said. I've always been a firm believer that each leaf is a solar panel giving the plant energy, and unless the leaf is unhealthy looking or crowding a bud site in flower, I try not to remove them. I don't believe defoliating or even trimming leaves in the early stages will necessarily make roots develop faster. I've never seen a difference doing this, and I've never seen any research proving it, but I could be wrong. I don't think it will necessarily hurt your plant, though. So, try it out if you want. Maybe it will help, maybe not, we'll see! Good luck!
Sorry I overlooked & didn’t see ur post. Yes a friend had given them to me & they were already showing roots. They’re about two ft.tall. And this process of snipping the the leaves when they’re newly cut is likely what I’d read about became confused.
Though you are correct about the solar panel thing, you are obviously an amateur grower or not experienced with cloning propagation. You monitor your freshly inserted clones for proper fluid intake, if you notice your new clone wilting, you trim the ends off the fingers. It reduces the amount of water the freshly cut stem has to supply to the solar panel you speak of. Leaf trimming is done for that reason alone. It's a make or break, sink or swim, do or die type thing with a important purpose.The only reason people do that is when they're cloning a lot of clones at once and are putting them in a dome very close to each other. The reason for doing this, is it helps prevent mold from forming on the leaves while they are in the clone dome, with less places for moisture to sit and get stagnant..
Other than that, there's no reason to mess with 'em at this point. You can always trim off fan leaves to make room for bud sites and what-not, though. Personally I don't do much defoliation at all but I've been growing outdoors for the most part, lately.
Edit to add - Oh I just reread what you said. I've always been a firm believer that each leaf is a solar panel giving the plant energy, and unless the leaf is unhealthy looking or crowding a bud site in flower, I try not to remove them. I don't believe defoliating or even trimming leaves in the early stages will necessarily make roots develop faster. I've never seen a difference doing this, and I've never seen any research proving it, but I could be wrong. I don't think it will necessarily hurt your plant, though. So, try it out if you want. Maybe it will help, maybe not, we'll see! Good luck!
P.S. A grower only clones what he has room for and knows exactly how many will fit, if he thought he needed more, he'd expand his available area. Clones placed Properly into the desired medium never contact anything out side the medium diameter at time of conception. You're welcomeThough you are correct about the solar panel thing, you are obviously an amateur grower or not experienced with cloning propagation. You monitor your freshly inserted clones for proper fluid intake, if you notice your new clone wilting, you trim the ends off the fingers. It reduces the amount of water the freshly cut stem has to supply to the solar panel you speak of. Leaf trimming is done for that reason alone. It's a make or break, sink or swim, do or die type thing with a important purpose.
Negative, its done solely for the purpose of easing the strain on supplying water from the newly cut stem to the impending leaves. If you stick a clone and notice leaf droop, move away from light and or trim ends of leaves, thus reducing the amount of water needing to be delivered to leaves prior to root system development.
anyone tells you different they either don't know or they think they do.
