Pruning late in flower or not

[whelksemengmail.com]

These plants have been on 12/12 for 7.5 weeks. One of the things I find hard to get right is how many leaves to prune. Is it worth very gradually removing a few of these fan leaves this late on to get extra penetration or shud I just leave them alone now.. Thanks

 

[Harpua88]

A good rule to follow is to only cut if you can come up with a darn good reason to. Your garden is a little dense, maybe you could do some very select pruning of some lower/inner leaves, older leaves, a few where if you cut a leaf it will lead to real nice space opening up for light penetration........you're well into flowering so I would go real easy.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

Some thin out a week before harvest. Helps make final trim easier and gives better light penetration for last week.

I’ve done both ways. It could be my imagination but I think leaving the leaves on gave me a better dry cure. More work trimming at the end though.

 

[Harpua88]

Some thin out a week before harvest. Helps make final trim easier and gives better light penetration for last week.

I’ve done both ways. It could be my imagination but I think leaving the leaves on gave me a better dry cure. More work trimming at the end though.

I like the concept of wet trimming pretty much at harvest time, but I'd rather have most of the leaves to do their thing for the final ripening process........when you're talking a week before harvest though, we're kind of in the same zone.

Hopefully Whelk is a few weeks before harvest..... ;). What's the variety? And....did you really review your moniker beforehand...?

 

[Zen_Seeker]

we're kind of in the same zone.

I’m still not sure how I’m going to harvest this time round. Got a bushy SCROG/trellis in week 5. Might top down harvest.

Hopefully Whelk is a few weeks before harvest..... ;).

Hard to tell from the pick. Look pretty plump. IDK

What's the variety? And....did you really review your moniker beforehand...?

Assuming you mean Whelk...

 

[whelksemengmail.com]

I like the concept of wet trimming pretty much at harvest time, but I'd rather have most of the leaves to do their thing for the final ripening process........when you're talking a week before harvest though, we're kind of in the same zone.

Hopefully Whelk is a few weeks before harvest..... ;). What's the variety? And....did you really review your moniker beforehand...?

Yeah few more weeks. Its mimosa orange punch and its a weird name yeah

 

[Harpua88]

I’m still not sure how I’m going to harvest this time round. Got a bushy SCROG/trellis in week 5. Might top down harvest.


Hard to tell from the pick. Look pretty plump. IDK


Assuming you mean Whelk...

I would pretty much use a strong pair of scissors..... ;)

I tend to like to wait a little longer before harvest. Whether you check the trichomes with a magnifying glass or Jeweler's loop (for at least half of them turning cloudy/amber), or other methods that tell you they're ready, ripe......plus your own taste/preference......I find that most people do 2 things that prevent very good weed from becoming excellent weed; harvesting too early, and not curing properly, and long enough.

I don't know how long mimosa needs to ripen but you (Whelk) will get a good feel for harvesting times......

And yeah........the Whelk part seems good.......um......