help me control budding stretch!!!!!

need some help i how do i keep the plants from stretching when i start budding i top them through out the veg stage but when i start to bud them they always stretch way to much they are like 3 feet high now including the 5 gallon bucket but i dont want them to stretch to 6 feet 3 weeks into budding im not sure if there is some thing i can do with the nutes to help aid the issuse so plz help

Unfortunately, there's not much you can do with plants stretching in flower, other than try to tie them horizontally, while the stems are still bendy. Stretching is usually a result of the grow area being a bit too hot, but most plants stretch up to twice their final veg height when you put them into flower. It's just what the plant does.

I grow in a 6.5 ft. tall tent and the plants are a couple of feet off the floor, so I deal with height issues myself. I make sure that I don't put plants into flower that are taller than 1.5 ft tall, less if possible. That way, if they double their size in flower, that's still only 3-4 ft of height to deal with.

i do not think people count the container as part of the plant's height. So from soil to tip your plant is like 1.5' tall? I'd put it into flower immediately. It'll grow to 3 - 4.5' tall.

try keeping the fan on in the dark they can take it might help

ya its not that im having hieght issuses my space is 10 ft tall i just want to keep it a managable size and keep the bud sites close ya know

DR growgood said:

ya its not that im having hieght issuses my space is 10 ft tall i just want to keep it a managable size and keep the bud sites close ya know

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SCROG. There are tutorials all over this site and the 'net.

I'm doing my first SCROG now. I still have a week of veg to go before the screen goes over but I made a cool screen "table" using a child/pet gate and some scrap lumber to make legs for it.

keep the light close but not to close that your going to burn up your plants. stop feeding them nitregon during flower. only give it to them if they need it. they will tell you what they need. good luck

look up a nute called bushmaster it is supposed to stop or at least minimize vertical growth during flower

Also, you can use a MH during the first couple weeks of bloom, and that'll reduce stretch, a little. You could also go with smaller pots, like 3-5 gallon, and that'll knock another 6" off their heigth. Another thing you can do, is supercrop them about a week before they go into bloom. That would work the best, IMO.