Indoor Growing Problems

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kronicparker420

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HELP ME PLEASE!!!! :cry: I'm new to inside growing.. My 4 plants are about 2 weeks old.. they are beginning to get top heavy and really lean over to the side of the plating pot.. I'm growing them inside my closet with miracle grow soil and 3 75w lights set on them 2 inches above them for 24 hours a day.. I usually put an osculating fan set on low on them for about an hour a day

I need to know what to do to stop them from leaning? Is that normal?

Why are they leaning? Do i need to put the fan on them longer to strengthen the stems?

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!:confused:
 
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CuriousSoul

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Personally I'd keep the fan on when the lights are on; attach it to your timer via an extension strip. An hour a day just isn't enough as you're starting to see. In the mean time you can offer some support by with a bamboo stick or something similar, toothpicks may work for the time being. Happy growing!
 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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this is 75 W equivalent light. the real watage is 17 W. ur gonna need way more light fo growin 4 plants.
 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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im thinking of 2, even 3 bulbs per plant...dunno really, i've neva flowered plants under cfls. only use fluros for veg. i veged 2 plants under 4 18 watt fluro tubes.
 
juststartin

juststartin

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just use something to support them (like u see with those little trees that have a plank of wood tied to them holding em up). Just obviously use something to scale :) like a tooth pick or lolly pop stick. Then leave your fan oscilating in there all the time while lights r on (some dont ever turn fans off)
 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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i'll try with 24/7 wind for my next grow, coz i'll heat my grow tent with lil room heater unit and i want the air to circulate fast in the medium.
 
Wild

Wild

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Kronic, I had the same problems when I grew indoor. My plant stretched a little, so I bought the lights closer and propped it up with a pencil (don't think that could cause lead poisoning :P). I was using 3 20W CFLs, but then I added 2 more and it grew way better. I'll admit I was very novice at the time. You want minimum 100W of flourescent light per plant in my opinion, to grow to a decent size.
 
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