Morning or night to prune?

Richudlen · May 22, 2020

Hi All,

Newbie here.

Is it better to prune my 4 week old plants in the morning or at night?

Thanks!

CHUD

BigCube · May 22, 2020

I don't think it matters. I've done both and have never had problems either way.

Richudlen · May 22, 2020

I should clarify. These are outdoor plants. Temps drop to around high 50’s to low 60’s degrees at night.

Does that matter?

Richudlen · May 25, 2020

I just read some article that you should not prune Autoflowers?
Thoughts?

uphere · May 25, 2020

I prune in the afternoon, outside. I try for around 3 or 4 pm. Its past the heat of the day and still gives the plants a few hours to recuperate. I generally dont prune in my region until mid July. Most of my plants start flowering at the end of July, first couple weeks of August. Generally complete by the first 10 daysish of October. Thats up here.

Richudlen · May 25, 2020

Thank you!

Richudlen · May 25, 2020

Should I prune the bottom set of leaves on my autos?

GNick55 · May 25, 2020

leave it alone

uphere · May 25, 2020

I agree with GNick. I defoliate much bigger, more mature plants. I also dont do autos. I would definitely leave her alone. She looks great. Happy growing.

Richudlen · May 26, 2020

GNick55 said:
leave it alone

Thank you!!! It gets so confusing. There are a few articles about increasing yields and to get rid of the leaves that don’t get sun on the bottom.

Richudlen · May 26, 2020

uphere said:
I agree with GNick. I defoliate much bigger, more mature plants. I also dont do autos. I would definitely leave her alone. She looks great. Happy growing.

Thank you. This is quite the journey and learning experience. Never grew anything before. Not a vegetable, fruit, or spice. Haha

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