The stretch is a myth.. prove me wrong

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Total stretch 2 inches... Anyone else have that? Know why? All the horror stories I read but I never noticed anyone stating theirs didn't move in the 3 weeks... Some pics.. red line was pre flip.. besides that... Looks like I'll get at least 2 pounds off this one plant.
Jokes aside I'm looking forward to seeing this fatten up, the node length is tiny which is why the stretch was small.

 

[jarvild]

What lights are you using? I get about half the stretch under LED's than HPS.

 

[mmjmon]

still looking good

Total stretch 2 inches... Anyone else have that? Know why? All the horror stories I read but I never noticed anyone stating theirs didn't move in the 3 weeks... Some pics.. red line was pre flip.. besides that... Looks like I'll get at least 2 pounds off this one plant.
Jokes aside I'm looking forward to seeing this fatten up, the node length is tiny which is why the stretch was small.

 

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What lights are you using? I get about half the stretch under LED's than HPS.

1000w led. I was thinking this is something to do with it also. Good to hear.

 

[Boatguy]

My current grow is a runt. Only stretched two nodes after the flip. Shit happens.

 

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My current grow is a runt. Only stretched two nodes after the flip. Shit happens.

Haha I guess this could be called a runt too... Maybe that was something to contribute too. Had a hard life early on and was kept in veg for 3 months.

Makes me wonder if you LST the shit out of them so by the time you switch the stems are quite mature. Also most of the centre colas are side branches

 

[jarvild]

1000w led. I was thinking this is something to do with it also. Good to hear.

True 1,000 watts from the wall ?

 

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True 1,000 watts from the wall ?

Arrr this is something I'm not sure how it works, the unit says 1k Watts but there was a chart stating the consumption is actually 190w

 

[Boatguy]

Haha I guess this could be called a runt too... Maybe that was something to contribute too. Had a hard life early on and was kept in veg for 3 months.

Makes me wonder if you LST the shit out of them so by the time you switch the stems are quite mature. Also most of the centre colas are side branches

This runt i planned on tossing till the better growing plant hermied 3 weeks into 12/12. The hermie stretched to double easy with awesome staggered buds. From seed you get what you get.

 

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This runt i planned on tossing till the better growing plant hermied 3 weeks into 12/12. The hermie stretched to double easy with awesome staggered buds. From seed you get what you get.

You forced the hermi or knew it was coming through rough treatment?

 

[Boatguy]

You forced the hermi or knew it was coming through rough treatment?

Just a natural herm. Even the clone i took in veg did the same routine. Temps stable, no light leaks, mild feed schedule

 

[Chip Green]

190w

Making it a 190w LED.....

Some strains have far less stretch than others....

 

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Making it a 190w LED.....

Some strains have far less stretch than others....

Don't mess with this guy
Thanks for the education sir

 

[Beachwalker]

Different strains stretch different amounts, heat, lights & other variables are involved as well, so your statement is not entirely correct

 

[JohnDee]

Had a hard life early on and was kept in veg for 3 months.

The main stems get woody over time...less likely to stretch much. Reveg plants do that too.

 

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The main stems get woody over time...less likely to stretch much. Reveg plants do that too.

AHH right. good to know. Cheers

 

[Laughing Grass]

I had the same issue. Four seeds same strain. All were 8-10 inches when I started flowering. Two finished stretching at 2-3 inches. One stretched well over 26 inches and another stretched about 12 inches roughly double it's size. Only one of the of the plants matched the breeders claims. @Thundercat has a few good posts around here explaining phenotype.

 

[dstroy]

lol

 

[gr865]

The main stems get woody over time...less likely to stretch much. Reveg plants do that too.

I did notice this when I started the mothers for my cloner. I kept them in solo's too long, the kept them in one gallon smart pots too long while waiting for the ones in the tent to ripen. These mothers where kept small so that when it was time to start it for clones they were heavily woody, took longer to clone, but still got 33 of 34 clones to take.
Now I am days away for flower so shall see how they stretch, the lower portion of plant show some woodiness but the upper portions that will be stretching are soft tender growth. Remember apical cells or the growth point they should all be soft tender growth.

 

[Gquebed]

The temp differential between lights on and off play a role too. The smaller the diff the less the stretch has been my experience...