Someone told me I should trim all the leaves when I’m starting a new clone but wouldn’t that cause too much stress on the plant if every single leaf if cut? I’ve always thought you should at least leave a few tips UNcut. Any information is greatly appreciated.
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When I am cutting clone leaves its with the intention of not allowing the leaf to weigh the top of the plant down. I have seen, in my experience, most of the reason the plants fall over is because the stem cannot handle the weight of the leaves.
I target fan leaves and usually leave at least 50% of the leaf remaining.
From my understanding the main purpose for cutting the leaves is to lower the total amount of surface area, and therefore number of stomata, that the plant has to use energy to regulate and keep closed. Also to lessen the total amount of plant material that must be kept hydrated. So imo, yes you should cut some of the leaves. How much is up to you. I like to take big clones so I have to cut enoug leaf material so that the clones fit neatly into the dome without overlapping or pushing significantly on the dome. I don’t think it’s great practice to cut significant portions off of the small leaves at the main node that will be growing out. But I think the main question to ask yourself is how well is your current system working. If you have a high success rate with roots in a reasonable time, don’t change anything. If you are having issues with wilting or rotting or low success rate, re-evaluate what you are doing and maybe include further trimming.
Wv with the more scientific explanation. Nice response.
I’ve always cut them thinking it would take less energy to sustain them till roots grow.. could have swore I heard it in school, but pretty much all the girls had boobs by then so who knows….
Also sends signals to not focus on growing leaves or tops to focus on root development