what about the old leaves

flogging high · 05-19-2008, 10:52 PM

I am using an aro 60. easily the easiest grow ever with great results...i think it will any ways they look great! But if you know what an aro 60 is you realize that space is an issue. I want to take off the old huge 9-11 finger fan leaves to give some light to the buds under them. I have heard that once the veins and stalk of the leaves turn purple the leaf can be plucked is this true?

smokinsince60's · 05-20-2008, 09:46 AM

I never heard that one before...ie veins and stalk turn purple. Fan leaves turn starch into sugar for the plants energy. If space is the issue then you can take off the ones that are shading your inner buds. However, when the fan leaves turn yellow they are done doing their thing, usually at the end of your flowering cycle, harvest the top halves of your plants and leave the smaller buds to develope for another week or two. That's what most of us do. And red stems might mean you need more ferts in NPK and Magnesium. Hope I've helped. Smokin'

kingnow · 05-29-2008, 10:25 PM

Id Take A Couple Of The Leafs Starting With The Lowest Getting The Least Light...id grab a book about the change in stem color unless ur not goin thur flowering id say u have a nutrient or sometype of problem

**Pharm Girl** · 06-01-2008, 07:31 AM

If the fan leaves are healthy, tie 'em or bunch them together with a jute in order to shed more light under the big fan leaves.

**slunt** · 06-02-2008, 09:43 PM

I've seen red stems in plants which are to cold or stressed due to poor weather.

05-19-2008, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
flogging high flogging high Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: desert Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what about the old leaves I am using an aro 60. easily the easiest grow ever with great results...i think it will any ways they look great! But if you know what an aro 60 is you realize that space is an issue. I want to take off the old huge 9-11 finger fan leaves to give some light to the buds under them. I have heard that once the veins and stalk of the leaves turn purple the leaf can be plucked is this true?

06-02-2008, 09:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
slunt ArcticMystic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 12 Thanked 124 Times in 85 Posts	I've seen red stems in plants which are to cold or stressed due to poor weather. __________________ I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass.

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05-20-2008, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
smokinsince60's YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: tiny town in CA Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	I never heard that one before...ie veins and stalk turn purple. Fan leaves turn starch into sugar for the plants energy. If space is the issue then you can take off the ones that are shading your inner buds. However, when the fan leaves turn yellow they are done doing their thing, usually at the end of your flowering cycle, harvest the top halves of your plants and leave the smaller buds to develope for another week or two. That's what most of us do. And red stems might mean you need more ferts in NPK and Magnesium. Hope I've helped. Smokin'

05-29-2008, 10:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
kingnow YaHookan Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Id Take A Couple Of The Leafs Starting With The Lowest Getting The Least Light...id grab a book about the change in stem color unless ur not goin thur flowering id say u have a nutrient or sometype of problem

06-01-2008, 07:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pharm Girl ... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sin city Posts: 2,951 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 569 Thanked 286 Times in 230 Posts	If the fan leaves are healthy, tie 'em or bunch them together with a jute in order to shed more light under the big fan leaves.

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