Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

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Cracka420

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Doing my first grow now, a few of mine stretched before I put the t5 light nearly touching with added ventilation. When I transplanted I just put them a little lower into the clay balls
 
mikaroni

mikaroni

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I tried this with several of my plants, and they don't like it at all. I won't be doing this method ever again.
 
medicaloutlaw

medicaloutlaw

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how tall is too tall to the first leaf? Mine are all about 2 inches. I added a fan and lowered the light. I will replant as described if I need to. I am seed poor and cant afford to waste a seed.

I see good advice on this thread I will do my new sprouts in a 70% full cup next time!
 
Humble TerpLover

Humble TerpLover

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goten said:
This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
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Thanks a lot man appreciate this !
 
Humble TerpLover

Humble TerpLover

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goten said:
Thanks my man ,

iv just seen to many of those long stretchy seedlings and people asking why its doing that

so i figured i would just start a simple easy thread ya know ...:peace:
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hey boss can you take a look at my post I made this morning and let me know if I should replant all of these?
 
Cigarz

Cigarz

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goten said:
Thanks my man ,

iv just seen to many of those long stretchy seedlings and people asking why its doing that

so i figured i would just start a simple easy thread ya know ...:peace:
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I mean this is one way of fixing the issue but it should be practice to not let it get leggy in the first place.
 
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gene fetter

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I bought two clones yesterday. They are in rock wool and the stems are long. When I transplant plant them can I transplant them deeper than the level of the rock wool? They are NOT new seedlings just starting to grow from seed but on there way in rock wool. Need to transplant soon. Thanks, Gene
 
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Pieforce

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I had my light WAY high early on right after my lady peeked through the soil. I lowered my light and things are progressing fine now, but leaves are about 3" above the soil in a solo cup. My question is -- I've got a few roots showing through the bottom vent holes and curling around the bottom, a third set of true leaves is barely starting to peek out, and she's being supported by a toothpick with some light gauge garden wire; would I be okay transplant to a 1 gallon pot with a mix of Ocean Forest and Happy Frog this early on, or should I stick it out another week or two in the solo cup and transfer to a 3 gallon?
 
Nubiewithboobies

Nubiewithboobies

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goten said:
This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
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Thank you so much! I have two really stemmy plants I have been practicing with and they are healthy just stretchy. I'm trying to figure out the sex, I think they're girls, but prob still two young. I will bury up to cotyledons tmo!
 
Boreal Curing

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Cigarz said:
I mean this is one way of fixing the issue but it should be practice to not let it get leggy in the first place.
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Absolutely.

To avoid it, you have to know what causes it. 2 thing can contribute to long legged stretching in new seedlings. Well, actually, only 1 thing, but ...

All plants produce Gibberellic Acid. GA is a growth hormone and is extremely potent even in small amounts. If your lights are too far away, GA will be increased to help your seedling to reach for more light. Lowering your lights will give the seedling the light it needs so GA will not be increased.

A bit more on GA.
GA increases the space between the nodes. Farmers can spray GA on corn fields to increase yield for silage. Note that only the corn stalk between the cobs are increased, not the number of cobs.

Spraying a mature Cannabis plant won't give you more bud, but it will increase it's height, there by helping reduce the odds for mold because of better air flow.o You can't keep spraying it though because eventually plants develop tolerance to it.

GA is also useful to germinate old seeds.
 
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SidV

SidV

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This method is dangerous. Lots of handling at a very fragile.age. plants should only be burried deeper once the st m is not so fragile.
 
Slicksmitty

Slicksmitty

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medicaloutlaw said:
how tall is too tall to the first leaf? Mine are all about 2 inches. I added a fan and lowered the light. I will replant as described if I need to. I am seed poor and cant afford to waste a seed.

I see good advice on this thread I will do my new sprouts in a 70% full cup next time!
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I don't think there is a bad time for leaves, this plant is just shy of two weeks.
 

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Slicksmitty

Slicksmitty

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Harrekin said:
Why did you add nutes to a seedling?! You were specifically told above not to, so why the need to do it?

Seems more and more people on this site seem to THINK the more nutes you give a plant the better it will turn out...
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For the first 4 weeks depending on your grow method and your medium they don't need much unless you doing hydroponic or aeroponic. Good soils and just good clean rain water can work wonders.
 

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Slicksmitty

Slicksmitty

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katfan said:
I'm having this exact same problem! I'm a first timer as well. I am using a 4ft T5 fluorescent that I placed about 4-5 inches above my seed trays. Now I have seedlings that are about 3" tall! Anyway, I'm planning to replant tomorrow into bigger pots for veg, so I will just be careful when transplanting and then cover the stems with loose soil up to the cotyeldon leaves. One question though...my local hydro store thought I should start og nutes already in week 1 using pro organics line and I wonder if I should use plain water directly after transplanting or go ahead and use some more of my 1/4 strength nutes? I watered yesterday with plain water, today with nutes. Any thoughts?
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When I water the first 3-4 weeks of veg (approx.... Every plant has a personality) Use water only. Your soil has all it needs w/ water. About 2 weeks before pre flower add nutes some where around 4-2-3 about tri-weekly but no more than 4 days in a week and one of those days just water no nutes. After your sure you are in full flower reduce nitrogen. A mix around 1-4-8. Do that twice weekly. You do more just watch for over water signs you can instigate molding. Again all plants have different reactions. About 2 weeks from harvest water only. This will flush the nutes from the plant and preserve the flavor of your gold.
 

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Boreal Curing

Boreal Curing

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As sprouts, I keep the lights about 2" over them. Once they're bonafide seedlings I raise it to 3 above the plants. I keep them about 4 inches higher for a month. Then they go under proper grow lights (=>1000w) and keep the lights 12 to 24 inches above.

I find t5s best at keeping them short. Normal fluorescent shop lights work great as well.
 
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Chipster69

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goten said:
This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
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Great tips cheers
 
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