Overstretching and Under-rooting?

[ooli]

Hey all,

I started, from seed, three pineapple kush plants and have been vegging them out under shop lights for about a two months. During their infancy, I made the mistake of placing the lights much too far away. Needless to say, I have about 8-9" of space between the soil and the original hull with a main stem thickness 1/4"-3/8", and overall, a very weak plant. Now, all along the bottom of the stem, there are what looks like root endings trying to protrude from the stem. My question is; should I re-pot my plants with the root endings fully submerged in the dirt? I assume that will help strengthen the plant by cutting down on the height.

 

[burnbig420]

Hey all,

I started, from seed, three pineapple kush plants and have been vegging them out under shop lights for about a two months. During their infancy, I made the mistake of placing the lights much too far away. Needless to say, I have about 8-9" of space between the soil and the original hull with a main stem thickness 1/4"-3/8", and overall, a very weak plant. Now, all along the bottom of the stem, there are what looks like root endings trying to protrude from the stem. My question is; should I re-pot my plants with the root endings fully submerged in the dirt? I assume that will help strengthen the plant by cutting down on the height.

yes i defenitly would... alot of people would disagree but im telling you this from experience..i normally do this with my outdoor crops, i dont ever have to do it indoor but it will work...

you need to cover quite a bit of the stem with soil and from doing that roots will grow out of the covered stem which will give you a shorter and alot stronger plant..

also when doing this you need a well draining soil so that you do not rot your stem

 

[jt18152]

agreed always bury up to round leaves

 

[ooli]

Thanks a lot. Well, I transplanted them and buried up to the round leaves. We'll see how it goes!

 

[axjnkee]

you should have scored thr stems too, to get more roots