Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

Bobg1981 said:

Im not sure if this is the same with weed but tomatoes are intentionally buried this Way because it gives them a bigger root system

Click to expand...

MinniePerlite said:

Awesome!

Click to expand...

VincenzioVonHook said:

You know what's even easier? Providing adequate light to begin with so you don't get ludicrous amounts of stretching in the first place.

Click to expand...

VincenzioVonHook said:

You know what's even easier? Providing adequate light to begin with so you don't get ludicrous amounts of stretching in the first place.

Click to expand...

LewberDewber852 said:

Can’t go wrong with T5 if your concerned. As for the HLG I would just go with whatever height the the manufacturer recommends and then try and use ur senses to monitor them.

Click to expand...

LewberDewber852 said:

Can’t go wrong with T5 if your concerned. As for the HLG I would just go with whatever height the the manufacturer recommends and then try and use ur senses to monitor them.

Click to expand...

goten said:

These seedling are not even 2 weeks old ,

You can see their not stretched and are gonna have some nice tight node spacing

Click to expand...

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

Click to expand...

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

Click to expand...

10-46 said:

Two tricks I use to keep my seedling from getting lanky....

1. Fill the solo cup or whatever cup your using half way !!! If the seedling gets too tall add more soil to the cup to bury the stem. I do this with seedlings that are not lanky as well... It works great.

2. Your main LED grow light might be the reason your seedling is reaching for the sky. I don't know why, but my LED doesn't play nicely with seedlings no matter what height or power I use. So, I use a small 7 watt grow light bulb hung inches from the seedling. For some reason, this keeps seedlings very short and stocky, just how I like them.

Click to expand...