Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

correct me if i shouldnt be, but i onyl fill my solo cups with soil until about 2 inches from top before planting for htis reason.. so isntead having to worry about transplanting if it stretches, instead when i stretches i just drop some more soil in my2 inches of cup remaining.
+ i feel like an idiot, but i feel like leaving that two inches actually increases your light penetration due to the walls of the cup being white inside and acting as a reflective material. beats me. theses are all just thought up proccess.

Frankly Grrouch your idea about just leaving some extra room is pure genius!! Awful simple with the same results.

Covering the stem of a growing marijuana plant should be for emergencies only which Goten has stressed. I do not agree that the plant suffers no shock or set-back but it can certainly save your grow. MJ is just not one of the plants that have primordial roots like some do. Ever notice the hairs on the stem of a tomatoe plant? Those little hairs are designed to become roots if they need to. MJ does not have those. That being said Goten has saved many a grow with his idea and even though "I" think it has drop backs it has worked for many of growers.


Avoid it if you can and give your babies plenty of light right from the start.

Those sound like some very good techniques

Grrouch said:

correct me if i shouldnt be, but i onyl fill my solo cups with soil until about 2 inches from top before planting for htis reason.. so isntead having to worry about transplanting if it stretches, instead when i stretches i just drop some more soil in my2 inches of cup remaining.
+ i feel like an idiot, but i feel like leaving that two inches actually increases your light penetration due to the walls of the cup being white inside and acting as a reflective material. beats me. theses are all just thought up proccess.

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Yes that does work , not arguing with you on that my man

This is for the ones who already planted the seedlings and are having the stretch problems

not a newbie but always looking for more information and advice. starting a new grow with some pretty decent bag seed. any advice other than the obvious??

One again, Keep working. Thanks. . .

great thread thanks

OMG amazing post I think you saved one of my plants! I'm on my first grow and had a really long stem with only leaf on top quickly replanted after reading this I hope it survives the transplant I was careful and cleaned my hands and new pot. my other plants didn't seem to have this problem I don't know why this one did maybe just a weak seed?

Nice pic by pic demo. Worked perfectly, much appreciated

Great simple guide, works everytime. True question for me however is, how long do you consider a strech to be to long.

very nice and helpful thanks.

Great thread. I'm a first time grower and didnt even know i had a problem, great info. cheers

Yo boss! Thank you for the idea! It's so simple no wonder I didn't think of it. I am gonna do some out door today. Hope being in flower doesn't make it more difficult.

I have some Venomberry, Puna Budder & Yumbolt clones I hope make it. This method will make it easier. I wanna do some Skunk #1, Strawberry Cough & Celtic Stones as well.

Thank you for this thread. Very good one!!

mM

I just remembered that you can do any branch with areo cloning.

Using a clean very sharp blade, carefully slice/scrape off a bit of outer skin, in a circle around the branch about 1" wide. [Putting in a small vertical slit may help, don't know yet. Have yet to try a slit.] Moisten it with rooting gel &/or powder, wrap in some good potting soil medium like Happy Frog or Super Soil with a bit of plastic bag, wrap or a piece of clean linen. Keep the soil around the sliced skin of the branch moist, not runny wet. You may have to moisten it a few times a day. I like clear plastic because you can see the roots when they start poking out of the soil wrap.

When I do it I am going to moisten the wrapped soil with weak nute water.

Regular clone Q: After cutting a branch, has any one tried splitting the stem in half about an inch or two up from the bottom of the stem to clone? Then putting on the root gel or powder? I just got that idea Mon, 9-17-'12 & have some 'split cuts' under lights now.

Seems like a 'bottom split' would allow more nute water up the stem than just an angled cut. Just started this one, so I don't know yet how well it works. I sat the cuts in weak nute water before root gel & powdering & before cupping them.

I may have a tougher time getting clones as these are from budding branches that are close to finished. Will see in a day or so.

mM

This is one post that has really helped me out alot. It saved a couple plants for me and actually made them stronger and more vibrant. Thank you for this great post.

If I have broken a root ball off will it grow back? My plants are only about five days old.

thx for info

Is there a "to soon" to replant my stretchy stems? There only 4 days out of the soil but apparently I didnt have enough light so now I have stretchy stems that I would like to cover up asap but I dont want to do any damage.

im having the same prob with my seedlings but my lights wornt that hight at all im in a pc box and just chaned my light bar from the front to the top side much better but the one has a real skinny stem im not sure it will support it self later on in life should i add more dirt as its about3 inches out of the dirt with 6 leafs and theres about another 2 plus inches in the dirt of stem any addvise for a newbie trying to learn thanks ......

new to site and if i read this before i started it would have saved me from having 8 inch tall seedlings, and now that i know how to add to rep, happy to give my first to you.