Was This a Good Idea?

steven7685

steven7685

Active Member
hell yeah!

that was a great idea.
in fact i do that to all of my plants now.
chances are you had her too far from the light for too long.

if you look on the advanced growing thread you can find a sticky post about "uncle bens topping technique" i would advise you to read that a little bit to set your mind at ease.

GL!
 
m23mark

m23mark

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lince said:
she may not have enough light
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im almost certain they strectched due to excess heat..the florescent was too close to them too i think...i need to get a propagator thermometer i seen 1 for a tena in a hydroponic shop
 
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tokinman

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hmm, you should never get too hot with a floro light.. i normally keep my tubes about .5"-1" above the top of the plants and have no issues. keeping the light close like that helps prevent stretching. normally plants stretch due to lack of light. down the road, heat will make buds less dense etc, but the biggest reason for stretching is lack of light..
 
m23mark

m23mark

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im sure it was the heat, i had the light about 2 inch above them, but when i moved it to 6 inch for the next ones they did not stretch. I mite start using a CFL without a hood for seedlings but think the kit iv got is fine when used correctly.
 
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