thick stems

so im on my first grow and i was wandering if anyone on here know how to get your plant to grow a larger stem. ive seen pics on here and the plants have such thick stems, the stems on my plants seem to be thinner, i was wandering if there was any way to strenthen/thicken the stems.
would adding a fan to the plant constantly make the mainstem thicker/stronger??

yes adding fans thicken the stems

A stronger light source will also create thicker stems.

like a 400watt hps

Longer veg times prolly will do it too.

im using a big fan in my closet, i hope it will work

u gotta look at it from teh plants perspective

why wuld it want a thicker stem?

2 b stronger in wind and to hold up heavy flowers and such rite?

so u gotta put it thru stuff that make it think it needs 2 b stronger
put a fan on it, bend the plant (supercropping type stuff) and stuff


but dont forget teh plant needs stuff 2 grow strong 2
thicker not always better, stronger is

so give it silica so it can get strong AND thick
like barricade by advanced nutrients
i use it as ph up and have 2 stop partway thru a grow or it makes teh plants 2 hard 2 cut down later

Advanced Nutrients makes a product called "barricade" raises your ph a little but seemed to fix the same problem for me. Mine were falling over and were really weak. It puts a protective layer over the stem to protect from insects but builds the stem cells too!!!!!!


Highly recommended for everyone.

exactly

Barricade is cool stuff man

dude

i just herd that advanced nutrients isnt gonna make barricade no more!

there supposed 2 have sumthin new 2 replace it

Thats sick bro. Wonder what kind of new shit its gonna do besides what it already does.

DarkSarcasm- Did you take the advice about barricade?

i cant on this grow but on the next one i will plan on getting some better nutrients. my plants are doing well so far. i put a fan on it a while back and the stems seem to be getting thicker a little faster. but i also think that the fact that i did this right as flowering began i think that the plant is pulling energy from flowering and putting it into stregthening and thickening the main stem.

MassGrowth said:

Thats sick bro. Wonder what kind of new shit its gonna do besides what it already does.

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dunno man but its gotta b crazy 2 beat barricade

maybe u need a saw to cut them down with it?

i found out teh new stuff is gunna b called Rhino Skin
saw it on another thread here they got a buncha new stuff comin

sumthin called Bud Factor X? anyone no what that is?

i found that post i was talkin bout

https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/139961-huge-changes-advanced-nutrients.html

put a light on one side of the plant and when it bends toward the light turn it around the opposite way. do this over and over again and it will get stronger

Hash2256 said:

put a light on one side of the plant and when it bends toward the light turn it around the opposite way. do this over and over again and it will get stronger

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Fans gently blowing strengthens the stems. Growing from seed produces thicker stems also...compared to clones.

Stem size is genetic; stem strength can be manipulated, but is also largely genetic. I personally prefer thicker buds.

fan and more light closer to plant