Quote Originally Posted by busteruk7
alternating nodes is a good sign that the plant is maturing ,
you will see the main stem and the individual branches coming off in pairs one branch on each side of the main stem that meet in the same spot
when they start alternating these branches will start coming off the main stem but in difrent places so that they dont look like they are growing in pairs they will be growing in random places all around the main stem .
hope this helps dude
cheers all
well my plants definitely do not have alternating nodes. Everything is symetrical. Will they not flower without alternating? Im confused since I have seen plants flower without alternating...

Also, I hope I didnt mess em up last night. My grow room fan broke so I left the doors open but my alarm didnt go off so they got a little light. Not direct light but some light leaking in.
Racerx Reviewed by Racerx on . 12/12 too Early? Move back to 24/0? I have a post in basic growing but I sort of wanted to find this answer out ASAP. Indoor, 250watt HPS. Grown from seed. I am moving from my place in a little more then 2 months so I started to force flower when plants were about 4 weeks old. Started 12/12 about 8 days ago. I have never grown from seed before. It is good to note that this is a closet with good ventilation, but its been about 105 everyday for the last 2 weeks. I moved my large fan from inside the closet to my window, and Rating: 5