Leggy seedlings

rkron0413

rkron0413

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so i was curious if i could cut them short and try and get them to regrow roots

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Regardless I'm planning on doing that when I get home tomorrow anyway... just was hoping to know of people with some success. It sounds like I'm taking a clone but in reality I don't want leggy plants
 
SBBCal

SBBCal

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You need a better light , plant will continue to stretch and stretch until you do. Or at least lower it! Why chop your plants? Transplant to bigger pots and bury the stems deeper , then lower that light or best buy a new one(s). What light are you using anyways?
 
rkron0413

rkron0413

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Well they are under a shity blurple light at 12 inches away. They popped out and stretched like that under my sf4000 at 36 inches away. They been under that blurple light for 2 weeks and won't stop. My next pot size will not accommodate the long stems unless I coil it. Which I'm not going to do.

These are under the sf4000 in same tent. Fans were too strong to put those seedlings next to them. I wasn't turning my fans down.
The seedlings and the 4 little ones all popped the same week. Same light.18382.jpeg
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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rkron0413 said:
so i was curious if i could cut them short and try and get them to regrow roots

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Regardless I'm planning on doing that when I get home tomorrow anyway... just was hoping to know of people with some success. It sounds like I'm taking a clone but in reality I don't want leggy plants
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Holy bean stalk batman! I would literally snip the top 8" of the plant and root it all over again. You need a good grow light.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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rkron0413 said:
Well they are under a shity blurple light at 12 inches away. They popped out and stretched like that under my sf4000 at 36 inches away. They been under that blurple light for 2 weeks and won't stop. My next pot size will not accommodate the long stems unless I coil it. Which I'm not going to do.

These are under the sf4000 in same tent. Fans were too strong to put those seedlings next to them. I wasn't turning my fans down.
The seedlings and the 4 little ones all popped the same week. Same light.View attachment 4700887
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Need more blue spectrum. Less red if possible.
 
rkron0413

rkron0413

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HydroKid239 said:
Holy bean stalk batman! I would literally snip the top 8" of the plant and root it all over again. You need a good grow light.
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Thanks! That was the plan. I just wanted some more info. They will be going under my sf1000 when I'm done. I plan on scrapping the blurple light. Ive hated it since day one.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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Why does red light make plants grow?

Red light promotes flowering. However, it also encourages vertical plant growth. Too much red at the wrong time will cause your plants to stretch, which results in lower yields and lanky, unstable plants. Blue light is your secret weapon for amping up the concentration of oils and resin.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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Clone the entire plant and get you some 6500k CFL bulbs. 4 of them about 6 inches from the top of the new cuts should do you some good.
 
rkron0413

rkron0413

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HydroKid239 said:
Why does red light make plants grow?

Red light promotes flowering. However, it also encourages vertical plant growth. Too much red at the wrong time will cause your plants to stretch, which results in lower yields and lanky, unstable plants. Blue light is your secret weapon for amping up the concentration of oils and resin.
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Thanks! I plan on looking for some supplemental uv light.

HydroKid239 said:
Clone the entire plant and get you some 6500k CFL bulbs. 4 of them about 6 inches from the top of the new cuts should do you some good.
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I'm trying to stay with LEDs
 
rkron0413

rkron0413

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thats a cheap ass blurple from Amazon. That was when I first got into growing. And had no idea on what to get
 
rkron0413

rkron0413

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HydroKid239 said:
I know. I have a spider farmer too and love it.. but you need those blues to get them back on track. a 3 pack of bulbs is like $10. Nothing fancy.
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And to be completely honest I haven't looked into cfls. So they do good for the seedling stage? I'm looking into a small tent to do seedlings and clones. How long should i keep them under the CFLs?
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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rkron0413 said:
And to be completely honest I haven't looked into cfls. So they do good for the seedling stage? I'm looking into a small tent to do seedlings and clones. How long should i keep them under the CFLs?
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Just until they get a few more branches growing and more leaves. Spider farmer spits out a ton of light but the plant needs leaves in order to absorb it all. So I wouldn’t go from seed under such a strong light. Just paranoid lol
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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rkron0413 said:
And to be completely honest I haven't looked into cfls. So they do good for the seedling stage? I'm looking into a small tent to do seedlings and clones. How long should i keep them under the CFLs?
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They are good and cheap. I seen ppl do an entire veg with cfl.. of course they had more than 6 bulbs lol
 
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