Too Tall Too Quickly - How to slow this down?

VertiGrow
VertiGrowweek_view_question_started_grow_question 3y ago
Following grower's advice, I chose not to top my autos. When buying the seeds initially, I tried to buy only strains that were said to grow up to medium height. Towards the end of week 5 and my Blackberry Gum is 90cm high. How can I slow this down without affecting yield? TIA
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieweek_view_question_answered_grow_question 3y ago
Oh I feel your pain... had EXACTLY the same thing happen to my Tangerine Dream grow... I actually thought about ripping the top of the tent off! What I DID do was as much LST as I could find to do... if the stems are pliable - and I stress PLIABLE - you can bend them down to at most a 90-degree angle ... hell, I think I even did some "Z" shaped LST on mine! If you're growing in fabric pots, take a LONG strip of some soft cloth, loop it over the stem you're trying to pull down and gently pull as much as you can - do it slowly so you can judge whether there's resistance there or not and stop when you feel serious resistance - and then pin or otherwise attach the strip to the pot. I bought some LST clips that I also used WAY up high and well away from the main branch because that's where the stems are going to be the woodiest and easiest to break... From there, I had to do a lot of defoliation to keep light on the underneath buds... Check out my diary if you want for some pics of what I had to do. I was growing 2 plants and ended up having to get a second tent so they could each have their own... it was wild... Good luck to you!
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DutchDoobie
DutchDoobieweek_view_question_answered_grow_question 3y ago
High Libricorn, You've got 2 options here! Place a SCROG screen above the plants now to prevent that they won't grow to close to the light! You can also use LST to pull down the top of the plants. The one in the back to the right and the one in the front to the left. Just attach a soft wire above and under the highest nodes. Now pull down carefully!!! Try to bend her down all the way till her top part is horizontal. They will grow back up to the light in just a few days. This will safe you some space! Should be enough bacause they will soon stop stretching. Happy Growing! 😋
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Ghostguy1337
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LST during flowering?is it OK to keep bending her main stem over during flower? It wouldn't be a big deal but I am running out of room to keep raising the light. She a good 4 inches above the rest. See Day 34 pic
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DutchGrownGreens
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Strange stretch?Is the stretching in the lower branches like this normal?
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Abacus
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My first timeNeed help.2 Auto Purple Punch, CFL 200W, growing space 60x60x140cm .. same all! Day #51 from seed.1st week water,than 5 weeks with grow fertilizer,than 16 days since now bloom fertilizer. enzymes since second week. I have to put the harvest to dry in the same box, need advices.
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Chow_13
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Stretch to the lightHow can you tell if your light is to close or to far? Is this gal stretching to much? Should I have increased the dimmer and/or lowered the light earlier?
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Growgirl1114
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What do you do when one plant is taller than the others under the lights ?
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Adam123
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Please helpCritical cheese growing tall is it normal will the buds grow bigger
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Bigbuds420
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Curly leaves, help!Upwards curling of the leaves, any ideas? Also not sure if theyre all abit leggy or if they are on track
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