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Controlling the stretch

AloeRuss

AloeRuss

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Hello

I have some plants that have been flipped recently.
I know that they will overgrow themselves but I don't want to use bushmaster or similar stuff to freeze them.
However. I was told by an experienced guy that suppercroping is not a good option and not to do that if I can.
(It's where I pinch the stem. Break the cells and lower the top part to rest)

Do you guys know why would it be a bad idea to do so?
If I cannot do it then I am back to bush load option.

Thank you.
 
MoMoGrows

MoMoGrows

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Lights off temp needs to be near or warmer than lights on time temp. Research internode length.
 
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ltecato

ltecato

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Withhold nitrogen, if you're not already doing that. Also, lots of folks blame HPS bulbs for causing stretch, so you could try switching to MH or find a bulb that emits more blue light. Blue is supposed to curb the stretching.
 
GemuGrows

GemuGrows

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Try "The Beast" from Nutri+. It nearly entirely halts vertical progression of the plant and makes the plant use its energy more evenly
 
Diabolical666

Diabolical666

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I prune my stretchy gals back...as soon as you give em the bloom nutes they stretch like crazy. Cutting them back , they wont miss a beat...the cut scabs over quickly and then the energy goes to the new top. supercropping is ok if you have the space and you are less then 3 wks into flower. Supercropping is more stress to the plant as it goes into repair mode. But we are dealing with a really resistant plant that can take some abuse
 
GIJonas

GIJonas

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Super cropping is the answer. My plants recover like overnight and carry on. Lst is great too but takes more time imo.
 
AloeRuss

AloeRuss

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The temps and other things are all useful info until that it's very difficult to use as a solution. It's more of a preventative maintenance.
at one of my places I am 3 days away from week 3. I should be able to control what I have for 3 days.

My other place, I just flipped and they are already tall. So it sound that suppercroping is as fine as any other solution would be.
 
MoMoGrows

MoMoGrows

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If you just flipped in the second room dial those temps in and should prevent a lot of the stretching.
 
AloeRuss

AloeRuss

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That is right. I just want to know why pinching would be so bad that someone would advice you against it?
 
AloeRuss

AloeRuss

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Someone who are not on those boards but who been growing for "cups" for a long time.
He didn't explain why though.
 
black jesus

black jesus

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pinch your plants can help keep them short but ive always done it to make my stems strong as shit. they will grow knuckles....
 
bizfactory

bizfactory

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Even if there is a downside, such as a bit slower growth, that is better than losing tops into the lights. I say go for the super crop.
 
greasemonkeymann

greasemonkeymann

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AloeRuss said:
So, there is no possible downside to pinching in the first weeks of bloom.
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I don't do ANY stressing of the plant whatsoever after triggering flowering.
However I do pinch the bejesus out of them to get a good six even tops at least.
One thing I can say is, GENETICS...
if you are growing a stretchy bitch, she's gonna be a stretchy bitch.
Nothing you can do about that.
Go get more indica/dom strains.
 
trevronious

trevronious

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I've read a lot of people claiming it will stress them out, cause herms, blah blah.
I supercrop regularly until a week or two into flower sometimes. Defoliate quite a bit too and never had any issues.
If I'm expecting a lot of stretch I'll supercrop then tie them down, forcing them into an s-curve of sorts. Also can help if you have space constraints.
 
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