My plants are falling

[Jayvelo]

Can anyone please help my plants are falling and have no idea why.by the way I'm new at growing and will appreciate any information my growing medium is pro-mix hp and my pH is 6.2

 

[JoeBlow5823]

They are stretching reaching for the light. They need more light/move the light closer

 

[MarineCannaMed]

They’re stretching toward the light. Lower your light, turn on a fan.

 

[Jayvelo]

They’re stretching toward the light. Lower your light, turn on a fan.

The fan directly on the plants??

 

[JoeBlow5823]

The fan directly on the plants??

Very light air movement.... think "fanning them with a sheet of printer paper"

 

[hotrodharley]

The fan directly on the plants??

Obviously not if they can’t stay upright at the moment. Get air moving above them. It will still move them.

 

[etruthfx]

I feel you I lost one that way it got skinny and bent over and died. Keep the dome on them so they retain moisture and they stay stiff. Think clones that dry out and wilt, compared to fully hydrated ones are much hardier and alive.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

The fan directly on the plants??

You need more light. What type of light are you using and how far away is it?

Edit: I see you have T5's. Lower them a lot. I kept my T5's around 2" away from the canopy when I was using them. They still liked to stretch some. I have quantum boards in my veg tent now instead and I have way less stretching.

 

[Jayvelo]

You need more light. What type of light are you using and how far away is it?

Edit: I see you have T5's. Lower them a lot. I kept my T5's around 2" away from the canopy when I was using them. They still liked to stretch some. I have quantum boards in my veg tent now instead and I have way less stretching.
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That's what I'm using right now



but a have my veg room with this phantom

 

[PadawanWarrior]

That's what I'm using right now

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but a have my veg room with this phantom
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Just lower the T5 for the seedlings so they don't stretch more. Then when you transplant, bury that elongated stem. I'd get the CMH ready.

 

[Jayvelo]

Just lower the T5 for the seedlings so they don't stretch more. Then when you transplant, bury that elongated stem. I'd get the CMH ready.

How long do I wait to transplant and move to the CMH lights I have 15 gallon bucket ?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

How long do I wait to transplant and move to the CMH lights I have 15 gallon bucket ?

Lower the T5's for now and let them grow for a few weeks or so. Then transfer them to the 15's and put them under the CMH. I use 15 gal pots too. But have some 3 gal when I don't have the space for more 15's. Either way they get transferred to a 15 before flowering.

CMH kicks ass and makes frosty nugs.

 

[etruthfx]

Lower the T5's for now and let them grow for a few weeks or so. Then transfer them to the 15's and put them under the CMH. I use 15 gal pots too. But have some 3 gal when I don't have the space for more 15's. Either way they get transferred to a 15 before flowering.

CMH kicks ass and makes frosty nugs.

Frosty small airy ones. Gotta have 1000w hps

 

[Jayvelo]

Lower the T5's for now and let them grow for a few weeks or so. Then transfer them to the 15's and put them under the CMH. I use 15 gal pots too. But have some 3 gal when I don't have the space for more 15's. Either way they get transferred to a 15 before flowering.

CMH kicks ass and makes frosty nugs.

When do u recommend start feeding them nutrients?

 

[Jayvelo]

Frosty small airy ones. Gotta have 1000w hps

Which set up u recommend I was thinking about 1,000 w but my ceiling is just 9' high

 

[PadawanWarrior]

When do u recommend start feeding them nutrients?

I grow in soil, so I don't know about Pro-Mix.

 

[JoeBlow5823]

Which set up u recommend I was thinking about 1,000 w but my ceiling is just 9' high

Thats plenty high enough. Might have to put a small amount of effort into training the plants low but 9' is more than enough. I run a 1000w hps in a 80'' tall tent

 

[JoeBlow5823]

How long do I wait to transplant and move to the CMH lights I have 15 gallon bucket ?

Dude if you have a CMH with nothing growing under it, just put them under that right now. Keep the light up high, start at around 48''

 

[MarineCannaMed]

Think of the air movement like exercising. When the plant sways back and forth with the air movement it will try to stabilize itself by increasing the girth of the stem. Just like weights you start very small and slowly increase till desired effect. The light being 2 inches from the plant will increase the heat in the canopy, the gentile air movement will help push the heat away from the plant to prevent light damage. Baby steps. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

 

[Jayvelo]

Think of the air movement like exercising. When the plant sways back and forth with the air movement it will try to stabilize itself by increasing the girth of the stem. Just like weights you start very small and slowly increase till desired effect. The light being 2 inches from the plant will increase the heat in the canopy, the gentile air movement will help push the heat away from the plant to prevent light damage. Baby steps. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

Thanks for that man I think I'm going to move them to my veg room with the CMH lights where I have 2 hurricane fans