plant getting too tall

ive got a G13 Power Skunk, she's been flowering about 7-10 days and is an awesome looking plant. problem is, the damn thing is 40 inches tall and has grown an inch taller each of the last 3 days. this thing vegged for 5-6 weeks and was about 22 inches 18 days ago when she was put into 12/12.
what options do i have under a 400w hps?
do i keep raising the light? (it's already at eye level and im thinking that will reduce yield from being so high.)
can i top her off? will that stop the vertical growth?
do i just let the top grow above the light coverage area?
any suggestions are welcome... thanks in advance!

Your options are topping or LST. I would recommend LSTing, just keep tying down the tallest branches to let light into the middle of the plant

i had the same problem with the g13ps i have flowering now, my plant was 50" and right under my light ans spreading like a bush, i just tied it down to itself with yarn and hung a skateboard wheel on some jack chain and hung it a little below the top node to weigh it down and it reached back up. ill post a pic in a bit. i suppose its a different take on lst

The stem might be too woody to start an LST at this point. I recommend topping if that's the case, then clone the top.

that's what i'm thinking, lst, however the stalk is very woody and thick... it does bend, but not enough to tie to itself. wouldnt topping her now be very bad for the plant? i wouldnt mind doing it to clone, just thought it would stress her too much.. thanks again.

as long as you dont remove more than 1 3rd of the plant at one time it will be ok. it will stunt it a little but better than letting it grow into the light.

i just had the same problem,the plant was vegged to long and now it is to woody to lst,i topped and it seems all right,Ive topped before in flowering and dont remember any major differences.they say its a no no but sometimes its your only option,i tied a plant down before it ended up snapping so that i thought was the same stress as topping.

here's pics of the room/plant... the pink walls are 48 inches tall. the light is almost at 5 feet. think i'm gonna go with topping her off... she's definitely not gonna bend. thanks to all for the replies.

Whats the best height to keep the plants at?

400 watt = 3'-3.5'high x 3'x3'square
600 watt = 3.5'-4.5'high x 3'x4' square
1000 watt = up to 5' x 3'x6' square

its best to underestimate that way you always end up with too much light as opposed to too little

Jbrowngreen said:

400 watt = 3'-3.5'high x 3'x3'square
600 watt = 3.5'-4.5'high x 3'x4' square
1000 watt = up to 5' x 3'x6' square

its best to underestimate that way you always end up with too much light as opposed to too little

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those measurements don't count containers, just parts of the plant light needs to travel too. and this assumes the light is 12 to 18" above the plant.

I have three plants growing under floresent lights. There about 30" and almost touching the bulbs. Should I keep them at the height or give them more room to grow. I just recieved a 400w HPS bulb. Should I switch over to it instead of the floresents?

30" under flouro is not good at all

the bottom 10" is probably getting next to no light, switch to that hps now i swear in a week you will shit yourself there will be so much improvement

Should I get a 72" metal storage cabinet to put them in? with the 400w HPS bulb and is one enough for three plants? Or should I add the floresents to?

you can never have too much light.

unless it brings your temps above 82f
then you'll want to be investing in more fans

next time you sprout ure seeds look into starting with a florescent or mh...it will give rue plant more of a 'leafy growth'.... i used to get this alot with sativas, just a days under blue...then a few more days under balanced light before subjecting the babes to hps intensity will make a world of difference...

i wonder if throwing in a $10 home depot florescent would be worth while??

yea top that beatch

it's been done, the top 10 inches or so was cut off and it is resting in a dome as a clone... thanks to all for the help.

thats my powerskunk and its manipulation as it got too tall. i brought it from 50" down to 42" somehowthe most recent picture is from today the plant is held together by yarn and has to be held up by steaks because of its topheavyness from the yarn training but looking from the top it almost looks like a scrog

^ that plant ^ is looking good... i've chopped mine a second time now... 10inches the 1st time off just the main top - 8 or so inches the second time from the resulting 2 tops. the bottom branches have all come up to about 3 ft in height now, looks almost exactly like yours jbrown, about 1 week or maybe 2 behind.
what size bucket is yours in jb? mine is in 3 gal. and will stay there.
has yours finally stopped growing vertical? from what i've read, after first few weeks of flower they do stop going up right?