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hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

I have a few plants that are getting to be about a month old and they're about 5 to 6 inches tall that haven't yet begun to form other nodes or their primary 5 leaves. The problem is that the plants are getting too tall and will end up falling over and dying. Should I start adding fertilizer or what should I do???? And how can I assist my plant in node production?

Sorry but I can't really provide pictures at this time.

Dats · Mar 16, 2008

Sounds like you dont have enough light.

tsdriles06 · Mar 16, 2008

put a pencil in the soil and tie the stem to it

Dats · Mar 16, 2008

Do you have a fan blowing on the plants? If not that will cause weak stems.

iBLaZe4tozErO · Mar 16, 2008

closer lights and air circulation

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

Shit yea it's prollay the air circultaiotn. I much appreciate the quick response!

Another question, can I change the type of light I'm using during the vegetative stage?

welsh wizz · Mar 16, 2008

28 days old they should be fine to give fertilizer or nuets but at 1/4 strengh if leaves start to brown off then you have over done it good luck pics would help :mrgreen:

lights from what to what

cirrus12 · Mar 16, 2008

hrdcrepartygirl said:
Shit yea it's prollay the air circultaiotn. I much appreciate the quick response!

Another question, can I change the type of light I'm using during the vegetative stage?

You have to. You are using 6500Ks right?

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

Nah, but what kind of lights would be best at this stage? Something hopefully not ridiculously expensive.

tsdriles06 · Mar 16, 2008

T8s or CFLs you could use in veg

cirrus12 · Mar 16, 2008

hrdcrepartygirl said:
Nah, but what kind of lights would be best at this stage? Something hopefully not ridiculously expensive.

Go to walmart and get a 2 pack of 23 watt CFLs for like $6. But make sure the color temp on them is 6500K, if it's below that then your plants wont grow and wont develop new leaves

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

how many watts for 4 smaller plants. growth control is necessary.

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

k well I'll look for that hopefully today. I'm just getting a little worried that the plants aren't forming new leaves. :/

cirrus12 · Mar 16, 2008

hrdcrepartygirl said:
how many watts for 4 smaller plants. growth control is necessary.

You want at least the 75 Watt equivilant bulbs.

GROWFAQ
Read through that, then do some looking around the forum, there are plenty of threads out there that will tell you everything you need to know about lights.

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

one more question lol do i leave the fan on when the lights are off as well?

cirrus12 · Mar 16, 2008

hrdcrepartygirl said:
one more question lol do i leave the fan on when the lights are off as well?

I'm sure you can find people who will tell you otherwise, but I don't think you need to. An 18 hour long breeze should be enough for any plant. That and the main reason I have my fans going is to keep the temp down around the plants. When everythings off you're not generating any heat, so it's not as important.

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 16, 2008

k well thank you much and i let you know in a few weeks as to how they're doing

cirrus12 · Mar 16, 2008

hrdcrepartygirl said:
k well thank you much and i let you know in a few weeks as to how they're doing

Why don't you start up a journal for your grow? If you do, PM me a link.

mrskitz · Mar 16, 2008

when flowering you should definatly leave a oscilating fan on 24/7,,when vegging you can get away with shorter periods,,i personally leave mine on 24/7,,,,,peace

hrdcrepartygirl · Mar 17, 2008

thanks all this is really helpful. we put the fan in there last night and i can already see minor changes so I'm sure they'll be ok.

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