Stretching??????

[SloppyJoe]

Dudes......my plants are stretching.....like, each set of leaves is a couple inches apart from eachother....but the stem is getting stronger too, with each set of growing leaves. Is it worth it to keep growing them? I mean....they look healthy to me and all.....but just the stretch. Like, can i get good buds from them still even though they're stretched?

Thanks,

SJ

SloppyJoe Reviewed by SloppyJoe on 12-23-2005. Stretching?????? Dudes......my plants are stretching.....like, each set of leaves is a couple inches apart from eachother....but the stem is getting stronger too, with each set of growing leaves. Is it worth it to keep growing them? I mean....they look healthy to me and all.....but just the stretch. Like, can i get good buds from them still even though they're stretched? Thanks, SJ Rating: 5

[Joel]

Sloppy, if there still stretching , try moving your light 2-3 inchs from the top of your plants. Most plants will grow and stretch towards the light to get the most light, if you put the light 2-3 inchs away from the top of the plant you can stop the stretching and still have growing space within that 2-3 inchs, as the growth increase's you move it up according to the growth.

Gl to ya mate, cheers.

[SloppyJoe]

Thanks for the tip, but i'm not using flouros.....i'm using 225 watts on 1 plant. It's not stretching anymore, but it is already stretched, and i was just wondering if it's worth keeping. I haven't switched to 12/12 yet, i'm still vegging. So i wanted to know if it's worth saving for flowering.

[Trichome Creator]

It really depends on how bad the stretching is. If it is too bad the plants may not be able to support the weight of the buds once flowering sloppyjoe. Could you take some pictures so we can form a proper diagnosis?

[SloppyJoe]

yeah, dude, hopefully tomorrow i'll be getting the awaited digital cam.....which then i will take some pics.

[Garden Knowm]

you can always bend the main cola down, so it is pointing the ground... (using a twist tie)

actualy I would recoomend this..

i love you

[SloppyJoe]

what do you mean, so the leaves are facing down, too? Can someone show me a pic so i knwo what he means?