What is a good node/inch ratio?

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miggsta

Active Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #1

Hi, I was wondering if that ratio exists, and what a high/low ratio would mean for the plant. My nodes are a bit close maybe, but I kinda like it that way, and the only problem I see is that the buds will end up all in one place with no good ventilation, and rot or something.

My nodes start at about 5 cm, and the plant is 19 cm tall, measured from the piece which sticks in the soil to the top. And I've counted at least 8 nodes, including the first big branch and the last big branch, and not including the top thing which would be counted as 3 nodes in one, or something.

I also counted one level of leaves as one node, so out of one node there would come 1 leaf left and one right, but sometimes two left and two right, each very close so it's not really another node for me. Right?

Here, I'll show you:

 

GreatwhiteNorth

Global Moderator

Staff member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #2

That plant looks really happy.

And Tight!

 

Milovan

Well-Known Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #3

Sometimes I get 1/2" spacing between nodes.
1" spacing is ideal.

 

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miggsta

Active Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #4

cool, thanks!

it seems to be less than 1".

and with 8-10 nodes it should flower, right? or is that not related?

 

calicocalyx

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• Jan 20, 2015

• #5

It depends on strain and your style of growing. Thick stout plants usually need a lot of thinning underneath and inside where there's no light. To each their own though. You can flower straight from seed and node count doesn't matter so much. You'll get alternating nodes when it's mature.

 

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miggsta

Active Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #6

great info, thanks. I've read a lot already, but obviously not enough.

 

Sativied

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• Jan 20, 2015

• #7

miggsta said:

Hi, I was wondering if that ratio exists, and what a high/low ratio would mean for the plant. My nodes are a bit close maybe, but I kinda like it that way, and the only problem I see is that the buds will end up all in one place with no good ventilation, and rot or something.

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No, such a ratio does not exist, it differs a lot per strain.

There won't be any buds around the lower part of the main stem you posted, what matters more is how much the bud sites stretch, which form during the transition and flowering period. I've had plants with very tight internoding on the main stem, but the branches ended up strecthing quit a bit, as well as the opposite.

Also, the more internodes you got the more it will elongate (not really stretch) in total. Especially a sativa-dom.

As for your last question, yes, different node, unless looking from the top one pair is on one side and one pair a little higher on the opposite side like so: >o<

 

NorthernHize

Well-Known Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #8

Your plant looks good as he'll! Don't complain about that node spacing. Your plant will tell you if your fucking up, and so far your not. Realize that it's going to stretch when you flower, so flip it when you feel you will run out of space. If this is your first time growing this strain, there is nothing wrong with playing it safe. Keep us updated!

 

panhead

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• Jan 20, 2015

• #9

When im selecting clones from my mothers i only use clones where the node spacing is less than 1 inch between nodes .

You want tight node spacing so the bud sites will connect with each other & form larger buds , branches or plants with too much space between nodes preventing bud sites from connecting generally put out alot less harvest weight , tight node grouping means longer fatter buds & more harvest weight .

 

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miggsta

Active Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #10

thank you! I'll post a few pics when she's flowering...

so if tighter nodes=more harvest then I=happy =)

 

calicocalyx

Well-Known Member

• Jan 20, 2015

• #11

panhead said:

When im selecting clones from my mothers i only use clones where the node spacing is less than 1 inch between nodes .

You want tight node spacing so the bud sites will connect with each other & form larger buds , branches or plants with too much space between nodes preventing bud sites from connecting generally put out alot less harvest weight , tight node grouping means longer fatter buds & more harvest weight .

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A little more complicated than that. It also depends on how long your gonna veg and how you are gonna create your canopy, what the lighting situation is etc...

 

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miggsta

Active Member

• Jan 28, 2015

• #12

New nodes are still coming in the lower leaves, some have 4 last time I counted, if I counted right. Still not flowering, I guess.

I guess I'll just direct you here https://www.rollitup.org/t/ringlamp-grow.857558/ where the actual grow report is for updates...