Emergency! How do I make my plants slow down?

On saturday I'm leaving for 10 days, and unfortuneately my girls are going to have to fend for themselves while I'm gone. :(

I have some clones in a bubbler that started rooting about 2 weeks ago. Right now they're just in a small cardboard box with a 20w CFL. They're growing much faster than I anticipated and streatching too because of the poor light. By the time I get home they might be touching the bulb...

What can I do to slow these bitches down for a few days? Should I trim the roots a little to shock them? Can I leave them in clear water (no nutes) the whole time I'm gone? Anything else I can do to slow down their growth?

if your worried about the light, move the light up slightly, and install a small fan to blow the heat off the bulbs.: that way the plants won't burn if they get to close to the light while your gone. whatever you do, don't cut the roots and try shocking them. :thumbsup:

Bend em. Weight them down to the side and have them grow sideways.

no big deal if they touch the light.. they may get burned a little bit...

50% of the time it is better to let you plants get a little burnt from CFL's then to move them further away....

iloveyou

you can clone the clones when you get back!!!!!

yes you can clone clones

iloveyou

put a peice of plexi glass or glass/window between the lights and the plants hat way theyll just smoosh instead of burn.

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Originally Posted by seasoned vet

put a peice of plexi glass or glass/window between the lights and the plants hat way theyll just smoosh instead of burn.

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genius

smooshed...now I'm roflmao...yeah,

If you move the lights up...they will stretch; Bad, and when they the buds get big, they will fall over...

good freakin' luck

I HATE STRETCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

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I'm thinking about going hydro, but I have a limited area for the clone/veg area. Currently, I transplant clones from a Jiffy tray/dome to cups.

My question is: while the mothers are flowering for 6-8 weeks can the clones remain in a DWC cloner? Then, can their tangled root balls be cut to seperate?

I've read differing opinions. I'm kind of inclined to believe that no fatal damage will occure by cutting the root masses away from eachother.

Thanks,
Take Care,
Strainger

You can cut the roots on any hydro plant back till they just make it to the water level. Not toooo short. They must hang in water. I did this on my first hydro grow to see and it might of slowed the plant NL's by a few days is all. I have a thread where I show it's progress.