long stems

ok umm this my first grow and 5 are O.G. Kush (2 pairs of real leaves)and other 4 are white widow(2 pairs of real leaves) (total of 9) 2 of my kush have realy long stems one is a 4 inch stem on 5 inches total and the other is 1 inch smaller. is this ok and will it fill out or do i have to do something to them any suggestions is appreciated thanks

Sounds like they're stretching for the light. This often happens with fluorescent lights if they're not close enough. What kind of light are you using and how far away?

the sun and is this bad? thank 4 the help

try to put your lights closer to the plant but remember some strains are taller for ex. sativas are a taller plant compared to indica which is a lowre plant. If you worried about hight try training or pruning.

bikepunk said:

the sun and is this bad? thank 4 the help

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If your using the sun through a window try putting a board with aaluminum foil to reflect light on the plant. Wach the temperature though cause it can get hot. If it is outside they tend to stretch out more than indoors for reason that the sun is far away. Just when it is high enough just put it into flowering. Try pruning. Pruning the plaant can make more than one colas= more buds aand it kinda fills up the horizontle space. It will look more like a bush.

any more questions from an expert. Ive done this for a while. Indoor and outdoors from clones to hydro!

If you are just using the sun as your light you must be growing outside. If you are growing inside than you need to get a light source like CFL's or MH, the sun won't be enuff indoors. Get some cfls and put them about 3" from your plants.

blzbob said:

If you are just using the sun as your light you must be growing outside. If you are growing inside than you need to get a light source like CFL's or MH, the sun won't be enuff indoors. Get some cfls and put them about 3" from your plants.

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not true you can still get good growth from a window.

bikepunk said:

the sun and is this bad? thank 4 the help

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You said "the sun." Well is that like you are in a winter climate/season and have plants by a window or are you in a summer climate/season and have tons of sun and they’re still stretching?

As was mentioned stretching is normally a sign of lack of sun but now and then among hybrids you will get some beans with slightly different genetic mixes and some plats will stretch more than others or grow faster than others or some will be tall and thin in a sativa-like way while others from the same pack of beans will be shorter and bushier like an indica. Its like you can grow AK-47 and get one or two of your plants that have the strawberry genetics to them and they will be very different from the rest in some ways.

So while it is possible it is genetics I think that is still not very probable and it is likely a lack of sunlight.

Since you said you are using "the sun" if you are in a summer climate/season are they in a place that only gets direct sunlight part of the day, like if they are planted in a garden next to your house and the house blocks the direct rays of the sun much of the day, and even worst yet blocks the noon to afternoon/early evening sun?

Indoors or outdoors if a plant lacks sufficient sunlight it will attempt to grow to the sunlight. It will stretch and it will lean and bend heading towards where there is more light. Even and sufficient light is key, it is major and if you lack it your plants will suffer because of it and may die from it while young.

smokinHerbOnDaCurb said:

not true you can still get good growth from a window.

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That depends on the season and which way the window is facing. Remember that a window only faces one way so that cuts out most of any direct sunlight and if the season is not the right season you will not get enough hours of sunlight no matter what direction the window is facing.

One of my friend’s homes had a small greenhouse built off the basement and there was glass on the top and on the front and on one side but stupidly it was on the east side of the house and he needed to supplement the sunlight with a grow light.

no every thing is outside im just wondering if the stretching is bad or slows growth?