New and have some questions

[basementbotany]

CFL-Compact Fluorescent Lamp. Spiral shaped, you'll see them wherever you see light bulbs. Fan's help in strengthening the stalk and for air circulation in the closet

[dizzanknessD]

oh ok well than thats what i have been using. I just picked up two more. Tied the plant down and we'll see what happens. I hate to see the ol girl tied down like that.

[dizzanknessD]

one more thing as i look more and more pictures of plants mine looks like a god damn tree? its not tight like other plants i have seen. seriously it looks like im growing a damn maple tree in my closet haha (it really isn't though) any ideas why this is?

[OrangeWidow]

Looks like a tree alright. Doesn't lok like it has streached that much you could definatly lower you light a little bit to about2-3" away from the plant. If you add those cfls make sure that two of them have the color temp spectrum of 2700k for flowring and 6500k for veg.

You should probably add 1-6500k and 3-2700k and turn it to 12/12:flowering. Make sure you don't look at it when the lights are off due to the fact you will shock it.

Also.....how long has the plant been growing?

[basementbotany]

the reason you have such a bad stretch is b/c of lack of light/lumens. for a plant to stay short and stout, there are a number of thing's you have to do. ONE: MORE LIGHT!, the more lumen output each light has, the closer the internodes will be, hence shorter and stockier. TWO: Lower your lights. THREE: A FAN, fan's tear the fiberous tissue in the plants stalk thus building more tissue on top of the torn tissue creating a sturdy, healthier stalk. Moral of the story, PLANTS CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH LIGHT! GET MORE!

[dizzanknessD]

She has been growin since october! takin an awful long time. I just bought two more 2700k's and now I have 3 on the bitch. I have to run back to wally and get a little fan and 6500k bulb. I tied it down a little and turned the timer to a 12/12. I'll wait a few days and post some pics. Thanks for the pointers and i'll be sure to keep you guys posted happy tokin:jointsmile:

[dizzanknessD]

they didn't have 6500k so i got a 6200. all hooked up and ready to go. we'll see in a couple days hows things look

[basementbotany]

you probably won't notice anything for about a week, be patient, she's just getting used to all this bright new light and being tied down. she's going to love it though!

[OrangeWidow]

The 6200k is fine and might even be better than 6500k. Post some up to date pics so we can see how your setup is going.

Are you feeding nutes?

How far did you tie it down?

[basementbotany]

hey dizzanknessD, how did they respond to all the stress the other day? any updates?