HELP PLEASE. Plant 5 feet tall still in 24/0 veg

[bobcobknob]

Im switching my 5 foot plant into 12/12 today, March 6, straight from 24/0, im a newb and just found out they double in size when flowering!!! Please tell me what to do. Thank you

 

[putangluv]

train it into a bush, thats all i can think of.

 

[Dr Smith]

They look great! If that was my space I'd top them and give them some time to recover before flipping.. 2cents.

 

[Dracolyes]

Hey buddy i suggest some low stress training you know tying off the sides so they grow a bit horizontally. I don't wanna dish on your grow brah but your plants are not getting enough light through the canopy so i would've scrogged while in veg and lollipop ed bottom leaves as they slow bud development at the top and make tiny little popcorn buds. And your plants are really fuckin tall nice job so far but how long did you veg them and tell me more about your setup so i can help you out more peace!

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

dial 911 and tell them you have an emergency

 

[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]

I doubt they will double to 10 feet, but they will get bigger
Dr. Jekyll

hard to say from the shitty side-ways pic, but it looks like a 8 foot room, so you got the height for a monster
Mr. Hyde

 

[Adjorr]

get some t5 fluroesnts to use as side lighting. If you can wait a week or 2 before starting flowering you could try and super crop them to be a lot shorter

 

[kinddiesel]

they will not double in size. the max height under a 1000 watt hps is like 8 feet tall I veg them 3.5 to 4 foot tall. what you can do is place a cage around them tomato cage, and tie the branches to the cage so the plant lays flat. you can slowly bend the plant flat, and it will be just fine and flower. it does not need to grow straight up

 

[bobcobknob]

Ty guys so much for the input. I still haven't decided on a plan. They have been in 24 hour light for about 4-5 months, one plant hermied and pollinated the others , but whatever this is my first ever grow

How do I stop the koilas from growing to big?, BTW I have never topped a plant before

I will post more pics later

 

[neo12345]

How do I stop the koilas from growing to big?

Well that has to be a first, someone that doesn't want big cola's!! lol

 

[StanlySpedowski]

Try guys so much for the input. I still haven't decided on a plan. They have been in 24 hour light for about 4-5 months, one plant hermied and pollinated the others , but whatever this is my first ever grow

How do I stop the koilas from growing to big?, BTW I have never topped a plant before

I will post more pics later

Try using 20/4. 24/0 puts to much stress on the plants over that much time. Guessing thats why you had one hermie.

Im not sure of any way to stop just your colas (no idea why you'd want this in the first place) other than stunting the whole plant by underfeeding.

I made the same mistake you did on my first grow, let my plants get way too big not thinking about how much bigger they'd grow when I switched to 12/12. I would top them to a height that you think will give you some room for them to stretch without getting too close to the lights. You dont want to have to top again in flowering if you can avoid it.

I wouldn't waste time on supercropping unless this will be your only set of plants for awhile. If you have another set of plants coming behind this one, just get what you can from these and move on to the next batch so you can have some more manageable plants to work with.

 

[bobcobknob]

Im gunna top them, and put them into flowering at the same time. Is this bad?

Here are more pics:


Ps, there is a table under them now so they dont stretch to the light like crazy

Should i just put up a screen and let them grow into it?

 

[bobcobknob]

where should i top them? Do i have to cut a lot of the plant?

my setup is about 450 watts cfl

How big will they grow, i want big colas just dont want to stretch the plant!!

 

[Dr Smith]

Im gunna top them, and put them into flowering at the same time. Is this bad?

Here are more pics:

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Ps, there is a table under them now so they dont stretch to the light like crazy

Should i just put up a screen and let them grow into it?

I would give them some time to recover after topping.. Maybe another 5-7 days?

Switch the lights to 20/4 or 18/6. They will like that more and it will certainly save on your electric bill..

 

[Dr Smith]

get some t5 fluroesnts to use as side lighting. If you can wait a week or 2 before starting flowering you could try and super crop them to be a lot shorter

This is a fantastic idea for your current grow.