Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

[Stealthgroguy]

Im not sure if this is the same with weed but tomatoes are intentionally buried this Way because it gives them a bigger root system

Yes pot plants will grow roots from the main stalk if covered with dirt I do it with 90% of the plants I grow

 

[MinniePerlite]

Awesome!

 

[Shastafarian]

Awesome!

Kimosabe the ball is in your hands now go forth and prosper.....

 

[Bajamaja]

 

[Badjem]

Hi everyone these are about 1 week old . So no nutes for 2 3 weeks? Is that right? Also they under hlg 65 at 18 inches. Or should I use my t5 so it can be close any help much appreciated

 

[VincenzioVonHook]

You know what's even easier? Providing adequate light to begin with so you don't get ludicrous amounts of stretching in the first place.

 

[LewberDewber852]

You know what's even easier? Providing adequate light to begin with so you don't get ludicrous amounts of stretching in the first place.

Hindsight isn’t always 2020
So in the meantime just Re-plant them long stretchy stems

 

[LewberDewber852]

Can’t go wrong with T5 if your concerned. As for the HLG I would just go with whatever height the the manufacturer recommends and then try and use ur senses to monitor them.

 

[Badjem]

You know what's even easier? Providing adequate light to begin with so you don't get ludicrous amounts of stretching in the first place.

Can’t go wrong with T5 if your concerned. As for the HLG I would just go with whatever height the the manufacturer recommends and then try and use ur senses to monitor them.

Thanks I appreciate you also I water with distilled water ph at 5.6 and mixed in some great white to get some benificial in their. I have not fed at all was going to wait another 1 2weeks what do you think?

 

[Badjem]

Can’t go wrong with T5 if your concerned. As for the HLG I would just go with whatever height the the manufacturer recommends and then try and use ur senses to monitor them.

Yea that's what I am doing bro they all seem to be doing well. Thanks for tip

 

[LoveBudz420]

These seedling are not even 2 weeks old ,

You can see their not stretched and are gonna have some nice tight node spacing

What kind of PAR do you run over the top of your seedlings to keep them that short? I clearly need to move my light closer to the plants!

 

[danielmeyers]

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

It's really easy and simple, but it's only easy when someone has shown you how to do it right. Thank you so much for the information, it's been years and this method works great.

 

[Duhh]

Does anyone know if planting stems, up to the cotyledons, in clay balls in a flood and drain would harm the stems or will they grow roots? They look like they want to grow roots from the stems already, little bumps all over, I know in coco and soil the roots would grow but is Hydro any different? Worried they'd rot or something.

Thank you!

 

[Bose]

Or just make sure she has enough light so she is not stretching to find some.

 

[Blue_Focus]

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

Here's a picture of my baby stretching.

 

[Avering]

These were some stretchy stemmed seedlings, covered up the stem and they’re doing much better!

 

[10-46]

Two tricks I use to keep my seedling from getting lanky....

1. Fill the solo cup or whatever cup your using half way !!! If the seedling gets too tall add more soil to the cup to bury the stem. I do this with seedlings that are not lanky as well... It works great.

2. Your main LED grow light might be the reason your seedling is reaching for the sky. I don't know why, but my LED doesn't play nicely with seedlings no matter what height or power I use. So, I use a small 7 watt grow light bulb hung inches from the seedling. For some reason, this keeps seedlings very short and stocky, just how I like them.

 

[420AD]

Two tricks I use to keep my seedling from getting lanky....

1. Fill the solo cup or whatever cup your using half way !!! If the seedling gets too tall add more soil to the cup to bury the stem. I do this with seedlings that are not lanky as well... It works great.

2. Your main LED grow light might be the reason your seedling is reaching for the sky. I don't know why, but my LED doesn't play nicely with seedlings no matter what height or power I use. So, I use a small 7 watt grow light bulb hung inches from the seedling. For some reason, this keeps seedlings very short and stocky, just how I like them.

I use very tiny cups so I usually fill them up from the start.
I just take some soil and build a pyramid with soil on top, if they get lanky.
Works for me!

Btw: mine seems to suck for seedlings as well always have issues nomatter what I do.
From what I've been hearing from other guys they veg alot faster.
It might be the IR diode making them think they're in the shades or I don't know wtf it is...