Stem size

[Hollatchaboy]

I have thin stems too xD. Im only on my first organic grow, but I do wonder about them.

How old are the plants, what size containers are they in, are there any pests that you know of?

 

[Autodoctor]

How old are the plants, what size containers are they in, are there any pests that you know of?

not sure if it’s true or not but heard having a good fan helps with that

 

[Hollatchaboy]

not sure if it’s true or not but heard having a good fan helps with that

If you're talking about pests, then it depends on the pest I believe.

 

[Autodoctor]

If you're talking about pests, then it depends on the pest I believe.

thin stems

 

[Hollatchaboy]

thin stems

Ahh....I don't know if it thickens them up or not, but it definitely makes them stronger.

 

[Autodoctor]

If you're talking about pests, then it depends on the pest I believe.

sorry I had replied to the wrong message

 

[Autodoctor]

I know my brothers plants looked liked spaghetti noodles until I got him to use nutrients all he had available was the floragrow or something like that. Add a better light and add a fan

 

[Budzbuddha]

Silica ( Armor Si ) or similar

Plant strengthening , vigor , cellular health , environmental protection. Noticeable stalk difference

 

[DoobieDoobs]

How old are the plants, what size containers are they in, are there any pests that you know of?

They are a few weeks away from harvest, im not really counting but they must be around 4.5 months old. One of them is in a 10 gallon pot and the other is in a 4 gallon pot, both have more or less the same stem size xD. I haven't really had any pests, but for the first month of their life they were receiving a lot of heat, and got very stressed, barely grew during that first month, maybe that was one of the reasons they have thin stems.

 

[Budzbuddha]

I usually run it up front in veg for structure of plant. Especially if I decided to run a long veg and manifold / hub it.

 

[Bignutes]

Silica ( Armor Si ) or similar

Plant strengthening , vigor , cellular health , environmental protection. Noticeable stalk difference

I was just going to say Si, sources are diatomaceous earth or I use rice hulls, budzilla beat me to it. If your sip setup then definitely use a Si supplement

 

[goofy81]

I wouldn't worry
I dont veg for very long so my stems are always thin.
I've had fat stemmed plants in the past and have noticed that stem size is not really indicative of your end yield to a certain degree.

 

[swedsteven]

Pheno hunting should i look for stem size ?

Lol

 

[Autodoctor]

I use about a 3" layer of chopped timothy hay I buy by the bale. It's cheap and local. Straw will also work too. I go with hay because it has a carbon:nitrogen ratio more favorable to breakdown by microorganisms so that it becomes my main "amendment" as well as a functional mulch. I just replenish it when it gets down to about an inch or so.

what about alfalfa hay

 

[Northwood]

what about alfalfa hay

That works. It has an even higher nitrogen content to carbon ratio than timothy hay, so it will likely need topping up a bit more often because it decays pretty quickly.