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Admortis

Admortis

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I ran into a major problem; my girls grew too much and where less than a foot from the 150 hps. They started showing signs of heat stress and some leaf burn on the two highest tops. I went out last night and purchased a 2' 4 bulb t5 light which I doubt will provide the same results as the hps. In an effort to save the grow I figured the t5 would be better than losing all the top colas. I think on the next grow I will switch over to a scrog with an ebb and flow to try and stop the massive upward growth.
 
Dribbles

Dribbles

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You can snap the main stems on any colas at any point you like, then just use a stick and/or wire to prop the bent section horizontal to the HPS. Hell, leave it just dangling there if you like. the plant won't even slow down in it's flowering, and the entire cola will suck-in more light for being parallel to the bulb.
 
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big bud 56

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Yeah man,
next time just tie it down and bend the main stem over next time to let more light to the lower branches.
By tieing the branches down your allowing the light to get to them and it will get more bushy instead of growing straight up.
Like this.
white widow grow day 36 and day 8 001.jpg
 
Admortis

Admortis

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Dribbles, If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying to actually just snap the main cola over breaking the stem but not separating it from the plant? Aside from supporting the cola after snapping it do I need to do anything else to protect it?
 
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big bud 56

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Do not listen to dribbles,do not snap your colas.
You will most likely lose the cola.
I have had snapped branches that will repair themselves but I'm not so sure about the cola.
I would not risk it if I were you.
Admortis said:
Dribbles, If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying to actually just snap the main cola over breaking the stem but not separating it from the plant? Aside from supporting the cola after snapping it do I need to do anything else to protect it?
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BobBitchen

BobBitchen

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grab the stem where you need the height , & using thumb & index finger of both hands, bend back & forth,or twist gently, you don't even need to "snap", though snapping won't hurt,
I have read that "snapping" improves water transportation @ knuckle, IDK
you can tape, tie,wire, or just let er hang
hope that helps

Peae boB...✌
 
Merlin34

Merlin34

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You can bend over snapping but not removing the Colas at any point. I use wire ties that are covered in soft rubber to support them. My lights go on in a half hour and will post some pics of the results. It works great to get a uniform canopy. You do have to be slow and gentle or you can snap off the entire thing. But I'd rather bend them over than reduce light. It also produces chunkier buds. Like I said, give me a half hour and I'll post pics of one I did in week 4 of flower that is now in week 8 so you can see the results.
 
Dribbles

Dribbles

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Yeah don't *wiggle* it. One snap, once. Then secure it.

Edit: It *will* tear off if you give it enough abuse, so a single, gentle bend until it 'creases' is what you want. then carefully attach a support like a skewer or something to support it.
 
Dribbles

Dribbles

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Admortis said:
Dribbles, If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying to actually just snap the main cola over breaking the stem but not separating it from the plant? Aside from supporting the cola after snapping it do I need to do anything else to protect it?
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Nup. Just support it enough to stop it from rolling or swinging in the breeze from the fan(s).
 
Admortis

Admortis

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Update- I ended up revamping the top end of the closet and found a lower reservoir. The end result was an extra 18". The only question now would be how much more stretch can I expect? This is now day five of the third week of flowering, and if I am understanding what I have read by the end of this week there really should not be much more upward growth and just bud formation. Is this correct?
 
ProdigalSun

ProdigalSun

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Admortis said:
I ran into a major problem; my girls grew too much and where less than a foot from the 150 hps. They started showing signs of heat stress and some leaf burn on the two highest tops. I went out last night and purchased a 2' 4 bulb t5 light which I doubt will provide the same results as the hps. In an effort to save the grow I figured the t5 would be better than losing all the top colas. I think on the next grow I will switch over to a scrog with an ebb and flow to try and stop the massive upward growth.
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How do you know it was light burn? You should be able to get about a foot away with a 600.
 
Admortis

Admortis

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I figured it was heat burn as only the two tallest plants showed a slight browning burnt look on the tips of the tops only. The ph is at 5.5 (in a DWC), and the nutes are at 850 and have been for almost a week. They grew to a height of around 8-10 inches from the light. Now that the light is back at around 13" the problem seems to be gone. This little box does tend to be just a tad hot with my temps staying around 80 degrees but so far the growth rate has been very good (1"-2"per day). Now that they have so many buds I am hoping the upward growth will pretty much stop now but I do have about 16" more I can raise the light.
 
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mrblu

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hell just turn the plant sideways almost. problem fixed well except for watering water and let drain then angle them at 45 degree angles or something.
 
dannyboy602

dannyboy602

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Admortis said:
I ran into a major problem; my girls grew too much and where less than a foot from the 150 hps. They started showing signs of heat stress and some leaf burn on the two highest tops. I went out last night and purchased a 2' 4 bulb t5 light which I doubt will provide the same results as the hps. In an effort to save the grow I figured the t5 would be better than losing all the top colas. I think on the next grow I will switch over to a scrog with an ebb and flow to try and stop the massive upward growth.
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guys do scrog under t5's they're cooler by a mile. as an alternative to floros think about led's. more par less heat and great results:)
 
banks dank

banks dank

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In my experience it works great...it slows down growth than comes back
super strong and for whatever reason more bushy. ..

ive heard that before u supercrop or take clones its best done when the
plant is well hydrated...basically the thought is you don't want to me snapping stems when its dry its more "flexible" after its had a good time to soak up some water...of course do this only in veg
 
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