Plants are outgrowing lights!!!
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farmerfischer
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Dude.. supercrop or lst or just cut them back to a shorter hight..
xtsho
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Why a new thread? What is you're light schedule? In your other thread you said they were autoflowers. They're not autoflowering so if you don't have them on 12/12 they are not going to start flowering like they should.
Supercrop or bend them over and tie them down. Switch to 12/12. Just letting them grow into the light makes no sense. You have to make a decision. Standing back biting your fingernails while not doing anything isn't going to get what you need done. It's time for action not panic.
Good luck.
Supercrop or bend them over and tie them down. Switch to 12/12. Just letting them grow into the light makes no sense. You have to make a decision. Standing back biting your fingernails while not doing anything isn't going to get what you need done. It's time for action not panic.
Good luck.
Herb & Suds
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Friendly_Grower
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Be mean.. Be very very mean.
Bend them over far far far over and tie, twist and do things that may keep you awake at night.
They will still grow just fine.
Bend them over far far far over and tie, twist and do things that may keep you awake at night.
They will still grow just fine.
Antidote Man
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StonedGardener
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Been there a million times......start very slowing bending the tops in a horizontal position......if they are still young tender stems on top , start bending tops with light weight washers attached to a small "s" hook.....go easy.......works great........end up holding mature vertical branches down with heavy wrenches for weights. Don't cut those beautiful tops , only if ya want to.
harrychilds
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Supercrop it
nonamedman420
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I do this with s hooks and weights, makes the branches get stronger and able to hold the weight of the future flowers easily.
BonesBuds
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I agree! If you bend it will form new colas. Try some LST to keep the plants shorter next time... or top!
Friendly_Grower
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Yeah if it gets too big you sure can.
In the future if you know the strain it is possible to time the flip to 12/12 so it gets right up there but no further.
It just takes watching and learning.
In the future if you know the strain it is possible to time the flip to 12/12 so it gets right up there but no further.
It just takes watching and learning.
StonedGardener
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I start with one small washer on a hook , end up with a large crescent wrench weighting branch down. Beats the hell otta topping it !
The only thing I can add to the already very good advice is don't be lax about it because the plants may not recover from light stress. This ruined my previous grow, I had grown a little too much product so I thought it was ok to be lazy with my plants! I will not make that mistake again
StonedGardener
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F'ing-a.....I'm pushing 70 and certainly still learning...a tough one but you won't
forget . Fuck-ups are a " Right of Passage "
Southernontariogrower
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Use Kushman cracking on main stems and lst! Will be monsters in a few weeks.
amneziaHaze
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Tie a strig somewhere high and bend it.if you stopped stretch.
Greengrouch
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Bend em, snap em, tie em down, show them who’s in charge 
it’s super stressful at first(for you not the plants, they’ll be fine)
in the future expect plants to stretch up to 2.5x height at flip. Once you’ve run the same strain or stuff closely related a couple times it’s easier to gauge
it’s super stressful at first(for you not the plants, they’ll be fine)
in the future expect plants to stretch up to 2.5x height at flip. Once you’ve run the same strain or stuff closely related a couple times it’s easier to gauge