Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

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Frigault

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Yeah. You can soil up to cotyledon as ut grow and can to a bump of soil around. If you havent transplanted yet. At a later stage you can see bumps growing on stemp below the cotyledin line. These bumps are lateral roots when covered in a moist soil they will create roots. Its never to late to top it up to cotyledon but it can squease and cause it to rot a a lower stage. So gradual toping is best. And then when puting into final pots you can set the plant so cotyledon line are all align at same height
 
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Frigault

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canniboss said:
When I germinate in little cups I only fill them half way at first... When the seedling starts to stretch out a bit I will finish filling the cup up. Seems to work so far. (I like the clear beer cups so I can see the roots to know when she needs to get a bigger home)
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Try with a long cup so the root can keep going down. Other wise tap will it the bome of cup befir your done topping. Its best to transplant before or when root touch the cup
 
BubbaBiscuit

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These just broke the surface yesterday, is the one on the right stretching too much already? There is a T8 light about 2 inches above its current height.
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Frigault

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Grow for fun only said:
will try as you told man @Frigault, that works for all strains ? the cups need to be transparent and can easy to see the roots in side ?
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Its better a dark cup to not expose roots to light... It works with all strains. Basically you should be topping has the plant stretch.. It will allow plant to not fall over.. Eventually roots will branches from wherever they are covered in soil. Cups ar to small for ssed they are great for cutting. But not for seeds.. I start my seed in an 8 inch tall pot
 
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Frigault

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BubbaBiscuit said:
These just broke the surface yesterday, is the one on the right stretching too much already? There is a T8 light about 2 inches above its current height.
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Yeah this is streching.. When transplant try to have the cotyledon leaf leveled with the new pot rims. Ans add some soil to top it up on a regular basis.. The other seedling will be rause a little more. So they can be same height. Eventually the seedling thatvgrew talles will creat more side roit in the area that were topped off with soil.
 
BubbaBiscuit

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Frigault said:
Yeah this is streching.. When transplant try to have the cotyledon leaf leveled with the new pot rims. Ans add some soil to top it up on a regular basis.. The other seedling will be rause a little more. So they can be same height. Eventually the seedling thatvgrew talles will creat more side roit in the area that were topped off with soil.
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Thanks so much for the feedback, will do as you suggested.
 
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katoskillzzz

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I have a question, I'm a newbie so forgive the dumbness but couldn't I just not fill the cup up all the way and if it stretches just add dirt to the leaves
 
olegren

olegren

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Thank you for this guide. Super helpful. Put into practice with a stretchy seedling earlier this week and saw no slowdown whatsoever.
 
Forrest9419

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goten said:
This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
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goten said:
This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
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I am a bit new to growing cannabis. When I've grown tomatoes, I've always practiced this method. We've normally been taught to only plant to the bottom of the soil line. This type of plant as well as tomatoes are able to root really easily. When I am transplanting, I always make sure to transplant deeper. I will also throw on a pinch of rooting hormone around the area to help it get established quicker.

The reasons why I do it:
This technique is especially good if you are in a windy area.
You're going to be able to have a much stockier base that's able to support more.
More roots equal more feeders.
It helps the existing root structure by providing additional darkness.
 
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Ignoranceisbliss

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I'm on my first grow and didn't even know that stretchy stems were a thing. My seedlings are just out of the soil and now I know that the first of them is stretchy as fuck.

I thought that lanky bastard was evidence that I was a natural born growing genius.

Thanks to Goten and everyone here. It's quite a community.
 
jonnyapple22

jonnyapple22

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I think my post glitched out but hey my plants are on day 9 and I was just wondering if my stems seem ok as far as color and size?IMG_20200418_182754202_HDR.jpgIMG_20200418_182748152_HDR.jpg
 
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