Flower stretching

Boris Sputnik · Jul 10, 2016

Hi all !

Planning my first grow with 4x4 tent , 1000watts cheap led lights , homemade DWC system.
Starting 8 plants and hope to flower 4. I will setup a scroging net and give a try to that technique ,but I don't know how can taller a cannabis plant stretch when put to flower ? Double its hight ?
If I can I will grow White Widow
Thank you !

Boris

Resinhound · Jul 10, 2016

Depends on alot of factors, genetics, nutrients, light spectrum used. It's impossible to say with the given info.

Olive Drab Green · Jul 10, 2016

They say 2-3 times its size when flipped, generally. As a rule of thumb. Get a ViparSpectra Reflector series LED.

WolfieLee · Jul 10, 2016

What Seed Bank? I'm running one Dutch Passion WW and it's been LSTed (top-over) for about a week, about day 45 from germ...Mine are under 2 4ft. t5s running approx. 4-6inches from level muti-top canopy (level as I can, anyway) and she is very bushy...and in all honesty I don't know what kind of stretch to expect, but you can see the latest on page 4 in my current grow (in Siganature) to kinda gauge it...

Sorry couldn't help more, but this is my first grow that will amount to any heft...and the first indoor grow ever for me.

Boris Sputnik · Jul 10, 2016

Resinhound said:
Depends on alot of factors, genetics, nutrients, light spectrum used. It's impossible to say with the given info.

On average ,can they double ? It's just to give me an idea as to when to switch to 12/12 and have the plant cover all the screen . If they stretch by a third ,I will veg longer than if they double ... Nut is General Hydroponics Floramicro ,florabloom ,floragrow . I ordered some Calmag ,silica ,hydroguard and the strain is White Widow .

Boris Sputnik · Jul 10, 2016

Olive Drab Green said:
They say 2-3 times its size when flipped, generally. As a rule of thumb. Get a ViparSpectra Reflector series LED.

Thanks for the info ! For the lamp ,too late ,I will recieve a 1000 watts king plus full spectrum ,tomorrow .

Olive Drab Green · Jul 10, 2016

WolfieLee said:
What Seed Bank? I'm running one Dutch Passion WW and it's been LSTed (top-over) for about a week, about day 45 from germ...Mine are under 2 4ft. t5s running approx. 4-6inches from level muti-top canopy (level as I can, anyway) and she is very bushy...and in all honesty I don't know what kind of stretch to expect, but you can see the latest on page 4 in my current grow (in Siganature) to kinda gauge it...

Sorry couldn't help more, but this is my first grow that will amount to any heft...and the first indoor grow ever for me.

Upgrading your lights will probably be the best thing you can do if you want good plants. I seriously suggest ViparSpectra. 300w for $99 or 450w for 149. Both run half their listed wattage but delivery their listed power and are full spectrum and high PAR for the wattage.

Boris Sputnik · Jul 10, 2016

WolfieLee said:
What Seed Bank? I'm running one Dutch Passion WW and it's been LSTed (top-over) for about a week, about day 45 from germ...Mine are under 2 4ft. t5s running approx. 4-6inches from level muti-top canopy (level as I can, anyway) and she is very bushy...and in all honesty I don't know what kind of stretch to expect, but you can see the latest on page 4 in my current grow (in Siganature) to kinda gauge it...

Sorry couldn't help more, but this is my first grow that will amount to any heft...and the first indoor grow ever for me.

Good luck dude !

Bubblin · Jul 10, 2016

If you have enough light to keep them from getting all stretchy during vegetative then it pretty much comes down to genetics.

Search the forums for others that have grown White Widow, should be able to get an idea how much they grow after the flip.

Boris Sputnik · Jul 10, 2016

Bubblin said:
If you have enough light to keep them from getting all stretchy during vegetative then it pretty much comes down to genetics.

Search the forums for others that have grown White Widow, should be able to get an idea how much they grow after the flip.

Thanks man !

kiwipaulie · Jul 10, 2016

I've grown a bit of ww and it doesn't really stretch too much at all. Probably like 1.5 times

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH · Jul 10, 2016

Boris Sputnik said:
Thanks for the info ! For the lamp ,too late ,I will recieve a 1000 watts king plus full spectrum ,tomorrow .

Hopefully the King light does a good job, should have bought topshelf light duel lux 600, grows on youtube with it are insane, nearly 2 pound yields, average a pound

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH · Jul 10, 2016

Boris Sputnik said:
Thanks man !

I grew WW under LED last year, round bushy plants, 80 cm outta my auto, no clue about photo period version, started flowering at 28 days, finished at 92 days with over 3 oz

Boris Sputnik · Jul 11, 2016

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH said:
Hopefully the King light does a good job, should have bought topshelf light duel lux 600, grows on youtube with it are insane, nearly 2 pound yields, average a pound

I will send back my 1000 watts el-cheapo ,and buy myself a sodium metal halid kit I think .

Boris Sputnik · Jul 11, 2016

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH said:
I grew WW under LED last year, round bushy plants, 80 cm outta my auto, no clue about photo period version, started flowering at 28 days, finished at 92 days with over 3 oz

Thanks man !

Diabolical666 · Jul 11, 2016

If your doing scrog...stretch shouldnt concern you..weave the plant threw the scrog net. I set up scrogs for all my stretchy plants so I can keep them trained and contained in their space alotted

Boris Sputnik · Jul 11, 2016

Diabolical666 said:
If your doing scrog...stretch shouldnt concern you..weave the plant threw the scrog net. I set up scrogs for all my stretchy plants so I can keep them trained and contained in their space alotted

Thanks !

Cannacat · Jul 11, 2016

kiwipaulie said:
I've grown a bit of ww and it doesn't really stretch too much at all. Probably like 1.5 times

Sounds about right for my white widows, between 1.5x - 2x the height after flipping. You can pretty much control the height with training and topping anyway, my white widows take to LST really well so I'm sure they'll scrog well too. Got some ww on the go now, link is in my sig if you're interested. Good luck :peace:

Boris Sputnik · Jul 11, 2016

Cannacat said:
Sounds about right for my white widows, between 1.5x - 2x the height after flipping. You can pretty much control the height with training and topping anyway, my white widows take to LST really well so I'm sure they'll scrog well too. Got some ww on the go now, link is in my sig if you're interested. Good luck

Thanks man !

whitebb2727 · Jul 11, 2016

Most of the ww I've grown were not that stretchy. Some are. Like seedsman, it is sativa dominant.

As diabolical said it won't be an issue because of scrog.

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