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chucktownskunk
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you have to be careful what kind of lights are you useing and do you have a small fan?
AnitaNuggs
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the fan may have blown it over. jst stand it back up and raise the level of the soil around to hold it up and move the lights about 2 or 3 inches away.
AnitaNuggs
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well its only 9 days...
theres chance.
theres chance.
email468
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i didn't see your other post - yes - AnitaNuggs is right - you can bury the stem up to the cotyledons (the first embryonic leaves - the oval ones - not the serrated ones) and get the lights closer if you can!
AnitaNuggs
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good luck shabba!
would like an update!
peace.
would like an update!
peace.
Lord Dangly Bits
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DO NOT PUT YOUR 250 WATT HPS LAMP 2-3 INCHES FROM YOUR PLANT. Unless you want to smoke it right there in the soil. Make sure you can place your hand at the top of your plant, and not feel any temps above like 85 degrees, 90 pushing it. Listen to what Email had to say. If you want to help stand the plant up, take a nice fat straw, cut it to a nice length needed, split it length wise, Place this around the stem, and push into the soil about 1/4 inch. Do not shove it down deep.
A picture of your set up and plant would really help. Are you sure it is a High Pressure Sodium light?
A picture of your set up and plant would really help. Are you sure it is a High Pressure Sodium light?
email468
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you can either bury it or support it until it establishes itself. as Lord Dangly says - be careful not to burn it but keep the light close enough to avoid the stretch. and try to keep the breeze on it - the stronger the breeze (and closer the lights w/o burning) should get you a nice thick stem that can support big buds later on.
i wouldn't feed it until it is about 3 weeks old (and has a few nodes on it).
you can also gently band the stem back and forth to "exercise" it.
i wouldn't feed it until it is about 3 weeks old (and has a few nodes on it).
you can also gently band the stem back and forth to "exercise" it.
shabba
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Cheers, I will take some pics in the morning to show you. Yeah it is a HPS lamp. I like the idea with the straw, I'll give it a go & I'll build the soil up abit too.
shabba
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Im growing in a grow tent & it is reflective, should I stop the nutrients now then & give it another week or so? I'll try turning the fan up & see how it gets on with that.
email468
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i wouldn't feed it - you may introduce more problems. let's fix the stem first.
if you turn the fan up - make sure the stem is supported so it can receive the breeze without falling over.
email468
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sounds like a plan! if it is really stretched (like more than 5 inches between the cotyledons and the soil - then you may want to consider burying part of the stem also.
Lord Dangly Bits
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You just mentioned waiting a week to feed it. I am a Hydro grower, but from what I have always read, when your plant is in full growth you should only be feeding it about once a week for soil.
But as I said, I am a Hydro Grower. I am just finally giving soil another chance right now. And i will only be watering my plants about ever 3-4 waterings to start with, and build very, very slowly. I started mine out at 200 PPM at two weeks. But I am using Coco grow medium. Looks like soil, but it has no nutrients, and is PH neutral.
Oh Yah, these are clones also.
