Deliberate Stretching

Roseman · #1 06-24-2009, 09:59 AM

When we grow in small spaces, especially in areas that do not offer a lot of room for HEIGHT Growth, we often worry about STRETCHING. STRETCHING comes from having the lights too high up from the plants. IF you have limited Height Room, this info is NOT for you.
But if you have ample room for Height Growth, and are growing INDICA strains, I suggest you learn how to DELIBERATELY STRETCH your plants to create more room between the nodes for LIGHT to penetrate and Air to circulate.

I see a new thread everyday asking about Trimming Off Fan Leaves to make room for the light to get down in the plant, to let the light get to the smaller leaves and lower leaves.
IF you have plenty of room, and are growing in HYDRO, then go to your grow area and raise the lights 18 to 20 inches up higher than you previously had them, for half a day, or for about 8 to 12 hours. IF growing in soil, raise them for 24 hours, 18 inches too high.
Then, after the time period passes, lower the lights back to where they were.

You will see a GROWTH Spurt in Height, and more room between the nodes, as the plants STRETCH to the Light.

I am offering this advice from experience, and not from anything I read in a book. It works for me, but I have plenty of HEIGHT space.

laserbrn · #2 06-24-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Roseman

When we grow in small spaces, especially in areas that do not offer a lot of room for HEIGHT Growth, we often worry about STRETCHING. STRETCHING comes from having the lights too high up from the plants. IF you have limited Height Room, this info is NOT for you.
But if you have ample room for Height Growth, and are growing INDICA strains, I suggest you learn how to DELIBERATELY STRETCH your plants to create more room between the nodes for LIGHT to penetrate and Air to circulate.

I see a new thread everyday asking about Trimming Off Fan Leaves to make room for the light to get down in the plant, to let the light get to the smaller leaves and lower leaves.
IF you have plenty of room, and are growing in HYDRO, then go to your grow area and raise the lights 18 to 20 inches up higher than you previously had them, for half a day, or for about 8 to 12 hours. IF growing in soil, raise them for 24 hours, 18 inches too high.
Then, after the time period passes, lower the lights back to where they were.

You will see a GROWTH Spurt in Height, and more room betweent he nodes, as the plants STRETCH to the Light.

I am offering this advice from experience, and not from anything I read in a book. It works for me, but I have plenty of HEIGHT space.

Stretching a plant on purpose is nonsense. You are only serving to lower the amount of light that is reaching the plant by doing that. There is no way you are "opening up the plant to more light" you're just increasing the distance between the lower leaves and the light. The same foliage is still blocking the light.

sirbudmaster · #3 06-24-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roseman

When we grow in small spaces, especially in areas that do not offer a lot of room for HEIGHT Growth, we often worry about STRETCHING. STRETCHING comes from having the lights too high up from the plants. IF you have limited Height Room, this info is NOT for you.
But if you have ample room for Height Growth, and are growing INDICA strains, I suggest you learn how to DELIBERATELY STRETCH your plants to create more room between the nodes for LIGHT to penetrate and Air to circulate.

I see a new thread everyday asking about Trimming Off Fan Leaves to make room for the light to get down in the plant, to let the light get to the smaller leaves and lower leaves.
IF you have plenty of room, and are growing in HYDRO, then go to your grow area and raise the lights 18 to 20 inches up higher than you previously had them, for half a day, or for about 8 to 12 hours. IF growing in soil, raise them for 24 hours, 18 inches too high.
Then, after the time period passes, lower the lights back to where they were.

You will see a GROWTH Spurt in Height, and more room betweent he nodes, as the plants STRETCH to the Light.

I am offering this advice from experience, and not from anything I read in a book. It works for me, but I have plenty of HEIGHT space.

SO if i read this right, by doing this are you NOT getting the stretch then in flower?

i thought you want tight node spacing for thicker nugs?

Peace

indianaman · #4 06-24-2009, 10:06 AM

i have very limited space, and since artificial light degrades exponentially from it's source according to the inverse square law...... why?

Roseman · #5 06-24-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by laserbrn

Stretching a plant on purpose is nonsense. You are only serving to lower the amount of light that is reaching the plant by doing that. There is no way you are "opening up the plant to more light" you're just increasing the distance between the lower leaves and the light. The same foliage is still blocking the light.

So it didn't work for you when you tried it, or are you commenting and talking about something you never tried and have no experience with?

And where did that quote come from, you are quoting?

Roseman · #6 06-24-2009, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indianaman

i have very limited space, ?

The post says:

"IF you have limited Height Room, this info is NOT for you." so the info was NOT for you.

I didnt not understand the question.

indianaman · #7 06-24-2009, 10:33 AM

i was just stating that artificial light degrades over distance, thus the extra light you'd recieve on the nodes would in fact, be less powerful to begin with.... SORRY.

laserbrn · #8 06-24-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Roseman

So it didn't work for you when you tried it, or are you commenting and talking aobut something you never tried and have no experience with?

And where did that quote come from, you are quoting?

Of course it would work. Raising the light definitely stretches the plant. I'm wondering WHY you want to stretch your plants out on purpose? Does this serve a purpose? I'm guessing it has something to do with CFL's, but it should be mentioned so that it makes more sense.

If you can increase your internode spacing and increase light surrounding those nodes I guess it would be somewhat beneficial for a bushy plant.

But then, growing with CFL's is nonsense too, so....

And the quotes were a way giving a heading to this silly concept and summarizing your theory. The quotes don't represent quoting your statement, it's a method of titling the theory.

Don't get upset becasue your theory has been challenged, just defend it.

Roseman · #9 06-24-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbudmaster

SO if i read this right, by doing this are you NOT getting the stretch then in flower?

i thought you want tight node spacing for thicker nugs?

Peace

I only do the STRETCHING during VEGGING, not in FLOWERING.

It works for me.

indianaman · #10 06-24-2009, 10:36 AM

wow, this is getting entertaining.(sits down)

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