View Single Post
Old 04-25-2009, 11:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
lorax
Banned
 
lorax's Avatar
 
Location: Ecuador, South America
Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh
Name: Lorax
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,532
BananaBucks : 405,794
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 742 Times
Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times
Default Re: When is it not safe to prune

Studies on this very question found that 10 leaves is the minimum for healthy bunch production. However, unless the plants are spaced very close together, I'd leave on everything that's still green and only detrash the dead stuff (yellow and brown leaves, and leaves that are dangling and shredded.)
lorax is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To lorax
Said thanks: