stretching?

[passmethebigofatty]

This is my first grow but i have been reading these forums for about three months now. this plant is about a week old from seed and is it just me or is it stretching? im running just one cfl on it 24/7 cept at night i turn off the light for an hour to let it cool down (not sure if i need to do that but i do anyways)

passmethebigofatty Reviewed by passmethebigofatty on 06-02-2006. stretching? This is my first grow but i have been reading these forums for about three months now. this plant is about a week old from seed and is it just me or is it stretching? im running just one cfl on it 24/7 cept at night i turn off the light for an hour to let it cool down (not sure if i need to do that but i do anyways):D Rating: 5

[passmethebigofatty]

oh and sorry for the picture quality. il be using the digital camera soon this is from my phone

[John Doe]

Id say get more light bro

[mountainman]

You need to get the CFL directly on the seedling, only 1-2 inches away. That will suffice till it has a couple nodes, then either add more high wattage cfls, use flourescent tubes, or give it high intensity discharge lighting.

Good luck!

[passmethebigofatty]

thanks ya'll

[passmethebigofatty]

oh and one more question where could i pick up either a hps or hid light? i looked at home depot and didnt find either only cfl's

[SeedlessOne]

Bettergrowhydro.com

[LIP]

What ever you get make sure its quick mate cos that plant looks like its ready to fall and die any minute.

Get the CFL within 1 inch of the top. I would say put a fan on it too, but its so stretched it might just fall over and die.

[busteruk7]

What ever you get make sure its quick mate cos that plant looks like its ready to fall and die any minute.

Get the CFL within 1 inch of the top. I would say put a fan on it too, but its so stretched it might just fall over and die.

yeah i agree lip
a fan could do more damage than good ,it could just blow it straight over
anyways good luck sorting it out
one other thing i would try ,is repotting it and get that stem burried a bit more which in time will turn to root support
cheers all

[mountainman]

transplant it and get it deeper, it'll do fine, just be careful