This is my second time growing and i think im running in to the same problem i had years ago.

How big should a plant be before it starts growing new sets of leaves along the stem? (internodes i believe theyre called) I have a plant thats only about 2-3 inches and im scared its not getting enough light. I have 4 2ft 20w flouro tubes. Ill be getting some more bulbs soon.



last time i tried growing i was only using some little incandescent bulb and the plant grew to like almost 8 inches without any new leaves and then died.

i forgot to mention for now the lights are about 3 inches from the plants cuz i cant get them any closer until they grow above the pot

Well its a little far from the light but it should be fine. If it gets too tall you could transplant it deeper in the soil. I have had to do that in the past. Just to make it a little more sturdy.

could i just add a little more soil to cover up some of the stem?

Sure.

ok then i wont worry about it as the plants will be able to reach the light soon. also im assuming as nothing was said about the lights, that i have enough?

put the lights as close as you can, put your hand underneath if its to hot for you its to hot for the plant.

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thanks but im using flourescents so i dont have to worry about that. my problem was i didnt fill the pot to the top with soil so the plants have to grow about 4 inches to get to the top of the pot. and obviously i cant get the lights any closer than the top of the pot,

i know flouros should be less than an inch

also i just noticed today that the 2 jagged looking leaves are growing on a stem coming from between the other 2 leaves so i think everything is ok

Yeah, everything's fine, Man. I do see one problem in that picture, tho.


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yeah thanks, this is my second time trying this and i totally fucked it up the first time so...