ShutUpDonny
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Hey all,
I've been reading a bit about training, scrogging, etc, trying to prepare for the veg cycle I'm about to start. In those articles many people recommend that, in order for a proper yield, you should trim many of the fan leaves to allow light to reach bud sites. At first blush this made sense to me, but as I was just sitting here planning my scrog a question occurred to me.
Basically leaves are where the stomata are, and where the bulk of the chlorophyll is, right? They are where most of the photosynthesis takes place, in other words, and so they're most responsible for plant growth. If that's true then why would it matter if more light gets to the buds, especially if it meant cutting off leaves to get it there?
I know that buds are green from chlorophyll, so they must add a bit of energy to the mix, too (at least until they get covered in trichomes). But I also know that on most plants, the flowers are only for reproduction and basically just consume energy instead of creating it. Is this truly a totally different story with mj?
I'll spare you all my usual "I know nothing" spiel since it should be overwhelmingly obvious by now. But does anyone know the reasoning behind the above technique? Thank you for any help you can provide for the random questions of an addled brain.
>D
I've been reading a bit about training, scrogging, etc, trying to prepare for the veg cycle I'm about to start. In those articles many people recommend that, in order for a proper yield, you should trim many of the fan leaves to allow light to reach bud sites. At first blush this made sense to me, but as I was just sitting here planning my scrog a question occurred to me.
Basically leaves are where the stomata are, and where the bulk of the chlorophyll is, right? They are where most of the photosynthesis takes place, in other words, and so they're most responsible for plant growth. If that's true then why would it matter if more light gets to the buds, especially if it meant cutting off leaves to get it there?
I know that buds are green from chlorophyll, so they must add a bit of energy to the mix, too (at least until they get covered in trichomes). But I also know that on most plants, the flowers are only for reproduction and basically just consume energy instead of creating it. Is this truly a totally different story with mj?
I'll spare you all my usual "I know nothing" spiel since it should be overwhelmingly obvious by now. But does anyone know the reasoning behind the above technique? Thank you for any help you can provide for the random questions of an addled brain.
>D