reaching for light??

i noticed my one plant this morning . it looked as if the leaves had an up word direction as if it was reaching toward the light... is the light not strong enough? i have two plants the one is only reaching and the other is fine... thank you

Teker said:

i noticed my one plant this morning . it looked as if the leaves had an up word direction as if it was reaching toward the light... is the light not strong enough? i have two plants the one is only reaching and the other is fine... thank you

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If you have happy and healthy plants then that is their equivalent of you and I stretching with our arms over our heads in the morning....

The plants are actually anticipating the arrival of the sun. Tonight notice that the last 2-3 hours of light your plants will seem to look a bit ragged/tired and exhausted just like you and I at the end of the day. It's true! Watch the top 3 levels of the new big fan leaves to see them a bit froopy and laying more on the leaves below than earlier in the day when they seem to defy gravity.

Plants are cool aren't they?

Watch your plants more closely and you can see their every mood...

good call i take note... should i raise my light to avoid the leave burning?? it's about 3 inches from the top of the plant but when it stretches like you said it has a chance of burning it self.....

What kind of light, how many watts, how old a plant?

i use the lights that are on the aero garden elite, and the plants are 4 weeks old

Thos lights should be 2 inches from the tops of the plants. Reaching or stretching happens when light is too far away or insufficient. Is it when the plant grows in height but does not develop much foliage. If your plants are healthy and growing I wouldn't worry about what you describe. But keep the lights low, and when you go to flower you will need more light. I've grown with an aerogarden.