Plant to Plant Competition (Proximity)

subgrounds · Apr 18, 2016

So I want everybody's thoughts here. To keep it simple, I have noticed over the last few months that when i push my veg plants right up together (will post pics in the morning,) that they seem to really compete for light, and seem to grow faster, and, more importantly, they seem much stronger. I've even even done a sort of "head-to-head" trial of this phenomenon and it certainly seemed as if the girls that were made to push and shove for the light had much, much thicker stalks and trunks, and, surprisingly, tighter inter-nodal spacing.

So do ya'll think I'm crazy or what? I have not, and will not, do this with plants that are flowering.

Thanks in advance for any replies!

subgrounds · Apr 18, 2016

Here's a small example, with my at-home "fun-grow." I'll ask my boss if I may post facility pictures, doing the same there.

Bubblegum31 · Apr 18, 2016

I get thin stalks and they stretch if I do so

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a senile fungus · Apr 19, 2016

Ime, when you pack them together, they stretch to compete for light. Same amount of nodes, just greater internodal spacing.

Not preferable, in my experience

subgrounds · Apr 19, 2016

mmmm! Thanks guys, for the feedback.

subgrounds · Apr 19, 2016

Perhaps it helps me that I'm such a proponent of under-lighting. thanks again!

Bubblegum31 · Apr 19, 2016

subgrounds said:
Perhaps it helps me that I'm such a proponent of under-lighting. thanks again!

Can you maybe post some pics of your setup, this will help..

tyke1973 · Apr 19, 2016

subgrounds said:
So I want everybody's thoughts here. To keep it simple, I have noticed over the last few months that when i push my veg plants right up together (will post pics in the morning,) that they seem to really compete for light, and seem to grow faster, and, more importantly, they seem much stronger. I've even even done a sort of "head-to-head" trial of this phenomenon and it certainly seemed as if the girls that were made to push and shove for the light had much, much thicker stalks and trunks, and, surprisingly, tighter inter-nodal spacing.

So do ya'll think I'm crazy or what? I have not, and will not, do this with plants that are flowering.

Thanks in advance for any replies!

They will its survival of the fittest there competing for light,but this is not a good thing because of stretch,look at the node distance ,your talking 2/3 inch,rather than a cm if you keep them apart from each other.....

Budley Doright · Apr 19, 2016

Kinda like MMMA, marijuana mixed martial arts

. Pretty sure putting them together is not a great thing though. Some trees will actually stop producing in the side that is mixed with another tree and concentrate in the other side. I guess we aren't talk g about trees though....never mind

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Dr. Who · Apr 19, 2016

subgrounds said:
Perhaps it helps me that I'm such a proponent of under-lighting. thanks again!

"UNDER" lighting? Why? Looking for from unda cheese?

Really - why?

VicoDaRuler · Apr 19, 2016

I agree with subgrounds from my personal opinion here's the proof check out the tight nodes and there's 16 plants in a 9 gallon tub

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