Plants getting too tall

Ezstreet

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2nd week of stretch, plants have gotten 6 inch from the light today. I removed lower branches that would never make it to the canopy. I bent most of the taller ones down with these 90 benders. Can I do that to every branch today or should I wait next week till the end of week 3.
 

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Northwood

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How should I control the rest of stretch
You already have good budlets forming, so you're in the stretch finish line. I'd guess from the looks of them that the strongest colas might go another 8" or so. Is that okay for you? I would avoid super-cropping or anything drastic right now. You could tie them all leaning down different ways. I've done it. lol

You have a complete mess going on there. Don't take offence, I've been known to have a few grows like that too. One of those messes of mine have yielded over 3 pounds of bud from my 5X5 tent in just over 4 months. I know this looks like a mess, because it's even worse than yours:


I had a few colas before they tumbled that were snaking above the lights and touching the tent roof! Most embarrassing grow ever, but still my best yielder so far in that amount of space in my no-till.
 

Star Dog

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I netted my last crop 3 weeks into 12/12 to gain back control over the height, my current grow i netted plants a couple of weeks ago and some plants 4/5 days ago end of 3rd week ime it has no negative effect and it saves me a lot of unnecessary work/inconvenience during veg.
 

Mrs. Weedstein

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You already have good budlets forming, so you're in the stretch finish line. I'd guess from the looks of them that the strongest colas might go another 8" or so. Is that okay for you? I would avoid super-cropping or anything drastic right now. You could tie them all leaning down different ways. I've done it. lol

You have a complete mess going on there. Don't take offence, I've been known to have a few grows like that too. One of those messes of mine have yielded over 3 pounds of bud from my 5X5 tent in just over 4 months. I know this looks like a mess, because it's even worse than yours:


I had a few colas before they tumbled that were snaking above the lights and touching the tent roof! Most embarrassing grow ever, but still my best yielder so far in that amount of space in my no-till.
That’s not a mess, that’s an abundance!
 

Star Dog

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You already have good budlets forming, so you're in the stretch finish line. I'd guess from the looks of them that the strongest colas might go another 8" or so. Is that okay for you? I would avoid super-cropping or anything drastic right now. You could tie them all leaning down different ways. I've done it. lol

You have a complete mess going on there. Don't take offence, I've been known to have a few grows like that too. One of those messes of mine have yielded over 3 pounds of bud from my 5X5 tent in just over 4 months. I know this looks like a mess, because it's even worse than yours:


I had a few colas before they tumbled that were snaking above the lights and touching the tent roof! Most embarrassing grow ever, but still my best yielder so far in that amount of space in my no-till.
Did you have any trouble with rot?
 

Ezstreet

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You already have good budlets forming, so you're in the stretch finish line. I'd guess from the looks of them that the strongest colas might go another 8" or so. Is that okay for you? I would avoid super-cropping or anything drastic right now. You could tie them all leaning down different ways. I've done it. lol

You have a complete mess going on there. Don't take offence, I've been known to have a few grows like that too. One of those messes of mine have yielded over 3 pounds of bud from my 5X5 tent in just over 4 months. I know this looks like a mess, because it's even worse than yours:


I had a few colas before they tumbled that were snaking above the lights and touching the tent roof! Most embarrassing grow ever, but still my best yielder so far in that amount of space in my no-till.
No offense taken man, I knew I messed after the first week I knew I absolutely vegged them to long and that they may outgrow my tent but it was too late for that lol. I’ll just continue to tie down as much a I can I’m maxed out on height my light is 2 inches away from the top of the tent lol
 

twentyeight.threefive

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You definitely have more room to raise the light, and i would super crop whatever else needs to stay down.

Edit: Nevermind, the first photo and the other one you shared are showing the light before and after raising it apparently. Canopy to light looks like you have a little wiggle room, but I'd still supercrop everything if you think you have a lot more stretch to go.
 

Ezstreet

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You definitely have more room to raise the light, and i would super crop whatever else needs to stay down.

Edit: Nevermind, the first photo and the other one you shared are showing the light before and after raising it apparently. Canopy to light looks like you have a little wiggle room, but I'd still supercrop everything if you think you have a lot more stretch to go.
I’m thinking I still have some more stretch I should do the rest when lights turn on today, I trying not to stress them out to much but It may have to be done.
 

Northwood

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Did you have any trouble with rot?
Outside grows yeah. Depending on the year, I can lose up to 10% of my bud harvest from it. Then some years like last season, not even a hint of it.

I've had rot before during slow drying big dense colas that I grew indoors. I learned that lesson long ago the hard way.
 
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