Growing Tips Pruning Techniques for Cannabis Plants
Pruning selectively removes unnecessary foliage, redirecting the plant’s energy into producing larger, denser, higher-quality buds. It also improves plant morphology, resulting in a better microclimate by increasing light exposure and air circulation around the plant.Cannabis exhibits monopodial growth, meaning it develops a single main stem that grows vertically, and because it is apically dominant,[1] the main stem inhibits the growth of lateral shoots. Pruning the main stem relieves the plant of apical dominance, triggering hormonal changes—specifically, changes in auxin and …