DirtyDogs446
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My plant will not get up from the dirt I know it's a lowryder but I don't want the leaves molding from sitting on the dirt. Any ideas or comments I
How can I get my plant taller?
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Beachwalker
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I always have just the opposite problem?! 
..you might try raising the light a little to make them stretch for the light ?
..you might try raising the light a little to make them stretch for the light ?
DirtyDogs446
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Ok thank you appreciate the infoI always have just the opposite problem?!
JSB99
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They're pretty small, and may not be ready to stretch. You should think about incorporating some low-stress training, to spread the branches out and get it to grow wide instead of tall. You don't really want taller plants, you want to grow an upside-down Christmas tree, so that you have a canopy on top, and little at the bottom where the light won't reach.
I'm growing a couple White Widows right now, and they grow so compact, like your's, compared to the others. But once you flip them, they stretch a lot. They can double, and even triple in size, in the first few weeks of flower.
DirtyDogs446
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Like I stated I'm just worried about the leaves that are sitting on the dirt i onlu can brush so much dirt from under the leaves abd i just got pipe cleaners for lay. How much will some leaves sitting on the dirt effect those leaves? Also how can I lst them when they are so darn short lol lol
hotrodharley
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Looks like possible heat stress. Are you allowing the medium to dry a bit between feedings/watering?
Beachwalker
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I thought I saw that too, particularly in the bottom picture. I don't think raising the light would hurt ?
Put back of your hand level with the top of the plant right under the light and hold it there for at least 10 seconds, that's the heat your plant's feeling all the time, you want to notice and minimize it
..also a small fan blowing between the plant tops and the light (not blowing too much on the plant tops) is a great idea, use a little clip fan for that purpose works great
hotrodharley
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Light higher than you like beats light or heat stress.
DirtyDogs446
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Ok it must be heat stress. Because. I have a 1000 watt led panel about 18 inches above them but then I got 15 watt led bulbs about 5 inches from them I got a fan going into the box I got a small four inch booing up between the pots and one on top of the box blowing out. My light meter is reading 2000+ on all areas even without the 5 15 watt bulbs so I will just turn them off
Beachwalker
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It's not just light but Heat to be concerned about, set the light meter down, hold your hand under it for for at least 10 seconds for best results..
DirtyDogs446
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This. Is after bending them and that is my set up
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DirtyDogs446
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I did I feel zero heat but at one point foe 4 days it was about 88 in that box during the day but I fixed the issue 1 day ago
DirtyDogs446
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Ok so how does that look
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DirtyDogs446
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Yea they are only about two weeks old from sprouting
JSB99
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I wouldn't mess with them anymore for a couple weeks, but that's just me. Stress, for plants that small, might not be so good.
DirtyDogs446
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Ok I did that and took the bottom two leaves of the ones that needed it I will leave them alone now and let them do what they do. Do you think at some point I should top them or do you believe that is. Too much stress for an auto flower
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JSB99
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Not sure if there's a difference between an AF and non-AF. I top when there are five to six pairs of shoots/nodes off the main stem. I cut the stem after the third pair of shoots/nodes, so basically in-half. I also remove the bottom pair, leaving four main shoots off the main stem. The reason you have to let them get that many shoots, before chopping off the top three pair, is so that the plant is mature enough to handle being topped. After another week or so, I top the four mains, making eight main branches.
Check out my Bonsai Mum's thread to see detailed pictures of topping with this method.
DirtyDogs446
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Wow that seems like it would stress this auto out too much? U figure they only veg for about 27 days. Have you done this with auto. Flowers if so I will try it and keep u updated on the size and steps I take