@Cocofan So saying all that that the other day, my own 5 gal bucket grow had become way over crowded due to me trying to jam 5 plants into a space that should only support 3 with my pot size.
So i needed to do some trimming, normally i start earlier on the pruning and go with it gradually, and if i can avoid pruning or adjustment i will at all cost. But i decided to go heavy on the pruning today one cause it needed it but also to illustrate what can be done.
Fan leaves got removed to expose bud sites and as much of the under layers that will be productive. Also a bunch of the lower nodes that would of been garbage also got stripped or cut off as i want to focus all the energy to those nodes that are more ideal. The nodes that are bigger, starting to stack leaves, in the proper area of where i want them, and havent grows all scraggly or are not throwing out there own shoots which is common with lower nodes on bottom branches is all that i kept.
I also folded over some tops to place them better, and unfortunately “even i have accidents” one of the plants i already zBended i had to top. The one pinch point was weak enough that as the plant was trying to correct itself it actually ripped one side of it stock in half. Not ideal and not how i planned but with the topping the other shoots will quick take over while fighting for that apical shoot dominance.
This is a “HEAVY” pruning, and normally i go easier when i can, even still you can go even heavier if needed and they will come back, but they will be hampered decently at that level though.
So give a couple days and watch how quick this will bounce back.
Day wise its 25 days from sprout for myself
Before
After
The amount removed, just to show.
