Help stop stretching!

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woz the herb man

Member

• Apr 22, 2012

• #1

hey guys, i am doing a greenhouse grow but my babies seem to be stretching. is there a way to prevent this?

 

Grumpy'

Active Member

• Apr 22, 2012

• #2

Nope. Not unless we know strain and more info. Is your greenhouse getting sufficient light or is it in a shady spot? Do you know if you have a sativa or indica dominant strain?

 

Alexander Supertramp

Well-Known Member

• Apr 22, 2012

• #3

And days are still kinda short, less than 14 hours daylight(northern hemishpere/US) so youe plants may be preparing to flower. A few hours of supplemental light before or after sunset would probably help keep them under control. Least for the next 2 weeks or so....

 

dura72

Well-Known Member

• Apr 22, 2012

• #4

if your worried about eventual height why not top, supercrop or lst them, although you havent mentioned what stage there at.

 

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woz the herb man

Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #5

thanks guys. 3 chronic low riders and 2 flash babylon auto. its only early days at the moment 3weeks but they do seem to be taller than when i do it indoors. i am in the uk and my greenhouse gets around 8hours of direct sunlight. they coming on nice just too tall

 

scroglodyte

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• Apr 23, 2012

• #6

Scottish Nazi stoners.............wtf is next?

 

scroglodyte

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• Apr 23, 2012

• #7

if from seed......they will veg, clones will try to flower with this much light. when you re-pot, bury the extra stem up to the first node. give them a sunnier spot in greenhouse. put a fan on them

 

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woz the herb man

Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #8

ok i will get a small fan on them for few hours a day, will post pics soon. thanks

 

scroglodyte

Well-Known Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #9

no.........all day, and night. constant slight movement of plants. they like a lot of air anyway. you've got electricity in the greenhouse?

 

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woz the herb man

Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #10

no, i'll have to run an extention lead out. cheers mate

 

scroglodyte

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• Apr 23, 2012

• #11

righto, m8.......have a good grow!

 

Alexander Supertramp

Well-Known Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #12

woz the herb man said:

thanks guys. 3 chronic low riders and 2 flash babylon auto. its only early days at the moment 3weeks but they do seem to be taller than when i do it indoors. i am in the uk and my greenhouse gets around 8hours of direct sunlight. they coming on nice just too tall

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I have only tried autos a few times both in and out. And the outdoor plants definitely stretched more than the indoor plants....

 

dozer777

Active Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #13

scroglodyte said:

Scottish Nazi stoners.............wtf is next?

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Too funny!

 

tomato57

Well-Known Member

• Apr 23, 2012

• #14

You could lower the phosphorus supply until the stretch period is over. Use something with a NPK 9-3-6 or even lower in the P department.

 

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woz the herb man

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• Apr 26, 2012

• #15

i know this is a really stupid ?. if i have lots of spiders in my greenhouse am i more likely to get spider mites? i'm proper stoned lol but its bugging me