How do prevent stretching

[slowboyy]

I just had one question how do you prevent stretching, i read everyday people asking how close should the light be and how far away it should be but this is my first grow and looking at every body else pics i know i got stretching my light (4 hps) is about 3 inches away from my 14 day old plants and i need to stop this ish, how do i do this thanks

 

[MrFishy]

Get some fluro's and/or mh light on your plants. Hps has wrong veg spectrum.
IMO, any darkness encourages stretching, so perhaps use 24 "on" method?

 

[Gblink3]

As long as they are seedlings and stretching it's ok just put the whole stem underground up to the leaves when you move them to another pot.

 

[Twistyman]

I just had one question how do you prevent stretching, i read everyday people asking how close should the light be and how far away it should be but this is my first grow and looking at every body else pics i know i got stretching my light (4 hps) is about 3 inches away from my 14 day old plants and i need to stop this ish, how do i do this thanks

I'm hoping you mean 4 "CFL" not hps... if they're 26w or under you can get as close as 3/4'.. if you get Y splitters and keep plant in the middle (as you can lower, so plant is in between bulbs) it will avoid stretch as lt's a more side & top then just top light... Luck.

 

[420nodes]

just put some cheap correct spectrum bulbs on the sides of the plant and the plant wont stretch.

 

[guitarjon]

As long as they are seedlings and stretching it's ok just put the whole stem underground up to the leaves when you move them to another pot.

Yea my babies for my blueberry lowryders seem to be stretching a little. I hope its fine. For some reason they tend to stratch under my 1000w Mh and not so bad under the hps. Any ideas why?