Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

Elliesdaddy

Elliesdaddy

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goten said:
This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
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Get a light on them bro, really lanky with only 2 generations :(
 
R

richinweed

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not stepppin on anyones toes but , its fine to put o/d in for the initial charge,,,infact its dynamiite...in small doses.
 
Rottedroots

Rottedroots

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I'm going to shake some pollen off of that male and see if he set roots on that two plus inches of wood I buried. I buried an awful lot of wood as a test only. It does not appear as though the plant minded being buried that deeply But it didn't speed up growth either. In my mind it rules out burying them as deeply as you can a tomato plant. In the case of tomatoes it is an old gardening practice but is for emergencies only as far as weed is concerned which I believe was what goten the OP was going for.
 
New2GrowinNotsmokin

New2GrowinNotsmokin

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ML75 said:
there is zero breeze in the room, I open the door frequently so I thought the air flow would be enough, no I understand it is to strengthen them. I will put a small fan on them. should it blow directly on them?

also I am embarassed to ask... what is T5

I have 2 walmart CFL growlights. I understand this is barely what I need but I heard it will do the job...

ps. thank you for the advice,
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I understand how you feel about the air flow, I have no air flow except a $10 desk fan I bought at the dollar store. It's all white and gets the job done, here is my grow so far. I only have 3 lights 26 watts each, all 100 watt equivilant, and 2 are warm, one is cool. I plan on gettin 2 more cool lights, and 1 more warm to total 6 for my 2 plants.

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employedmale

employedmale

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Yeah those lights will only take you so far. Truth is to get good results with that little light. I am not saying that you won't add. I am just saying. It's real odd in cold times of the year, how much a high output light benifits any winter grow. Same as a warm temp. It's wonderous I am finding, curing in the winter in New England. The air is so dry. And a home with forced hot air. It's too easy to dry to quick in warm air, but air at 65 deg. is perfect circulating over a table for a good week or more.
And if your on veg in 65 deg with CFLs, just wait around for ever to see em grow.

Almost forgot whole reason I came on this thread. The other day there was a fail thread, but I got a huge fail that fits at stretchy stem too.

Ckeck out this mess. ]Damn I just killed a moth.

But heres what I did to this plant. When I clones it I got the bright idea of heating the clone solution to 79 deg, then left the cutting in it for two weeks. Had a fit of mold. This thing is toast. Mother plant is just badseed.

Yeas
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Clonex

Clonex

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It is incredible how often i have to link this thread to people for advice , great thread Goten - REP
 
goten

goten

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rjfortune25 said:
i always thought that planting the plant deeper up to those leaves would cause the stem to rot??
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The part of the stem that you re bury will grow more roots my man

if you re bury half the plant yes it will rot ,

Now im talking seedlings though , not mature plants
 
GTRlover

GTRlover

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employedmale said:
Yeah those lights will only take you so far. Truth is to get good results with that little light. I am not saying that you won't add. I am just saying. It's real odd in cold times of the year, how much a high output light benifits any winter grow. Same as a warm temp. It's wonderous I am finding, curing in the winter in New England. The air is so dry. And a home with forced hot air. It's too easy to dry to quick in warm air, but air at 65 deg. is perfect circulating over a table for a good week or more.
And if your on veg in 65 deg with CFLs, just wait around for ever to see em grow.

Almost forgot whole reason I came on this thread. The other day there was a fail thread, but I got a huge fail that fits at stretchy stem too.



Ckeck out this mess. ]Damn I just killed a moth.

But heres what I did to this plant. When I clones it I got the bright idea of heating the clone solution to 79 deg, then left the cutting in it for two weeks. Had a fit of mold. This thing is toast. Mother plant is just badseed.

Yeas
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Jesus christ thats yellow!
 
atpchase67

atpchase67

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I cant thank you enough for this lovely thread topic! That helped a great deal with my outdoor seedlings now all in 16oz styrofoam cups. I did twenty two of them today and they all look so good at the same height. Thank you for pointing that trick out to us.
Cheers,
Chase
 
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