Little to no stretch, slow to start flowering.

Setup,
4x4, 4 site RDWC. Gelato 41
6in exh 400cfm max speed,
315 CMH and 240 hlg quantum board.

Water temps 18-20
Canopy temps 22-25.5 lights on and 18c off
The sits between 40-51%

Stable ppm @ 620 while they drink. About 7l per day.
Feeding CYCO nutrients.

Long time lurker, 3rd time grower.
The ladies seem to be not stretching like I am used to. I feel like I haven't gotten any stretch just a slower vegative growth.

They are on day 16 of 12/12 and day 7 of first pistils showing.

Do you think I'll get any stretch or is there issues here? Roots look fine. Little brown but no smell, slime or rot. Should I drop the lights and hope for the best? Haha

Something that worries me is I see a bit of frost already starting on some calyx and single bladed leaves near the tops. I feel like it's too soon.

Anyways any chime in will be appreciated!

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice!!! I have grown (4) of the GC gelato 41(s), (3) were topped at node (5) and (1) I just let go, six week veg. The (3) that were topped were flowered at 22-24 inches and all of them finished between 36-42 inches, and the one I let go finished at 51 inches! Anyhow, for me, they really only stretched between week 3 and 4!

piratebug said:

Very nice!!! I have grown (4) of the GC gelato 41(s), (3) were topped at node (5) and (1) I just let go, six week veg. The (3) that were topped were flowered at 22-24 inches and all of them finished between 36-42 inches, and the one I let go finished at 51 inches! Anyhow, for me, they really only stretched between week 3 and 4!

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Ok good to know, I may have some stretch still to come. I have plenty of headroom so I'm not worried in that department.

The ladies were all topped at 5th node as well.
7in between netpots and screen and at the highest point the back phenos are sitting at 8in past.

My gelato 41 cross barely stretches. This is my third grow with it and got them to stretch a bit by turning the light down

Gemtree said:

My gelato 41 cross barely stretches. This is my third grow with it and got them to stretch a bit by turning the light down

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Good to know, how do yours react to the flip?

Literally the day after I started this thread the stretch came.