Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

goten said:

This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

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SouthernIllinois said:

I agree, but would like to add one thing. This needs to be done before the outside "skin" of the stem begins to harden up. If you wait too long, then the stem will rot when put in soil above the original soil line.

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Husseinps said:

Excellent tip

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SouthernIllinois said:

Ok. I just decided to harvest. She's been in flower for about 33 days and about 60% red hairs and to tell the truth I'm really nervous. This is my first successful (sort of) grow. I planted a seed just for the heck of it back in January. Sprouted the first week of February and only had regular room light and sun from a window for the entire vegetative stage. I really didn't expect it to A. Even grow, B. Actually turn out to be female, and C. Actually develop buds with my inept growing strategy. But after it got over 2 ft. tall, mostly stretchy stem to be honest, I got on this site, and read all of the tutorials and got out my hammer and saw and built me a 2X2X3 ft. box and put her in back in mid-April and just hoped for the best. As a complete surprise to me, she made it! There are about 10 colas ranging in size from about a dime all the way up to perhaps a silver dollar, the longest one being about 3" long and the shortest an inch. If I get a quarter ounce, I'll be amazed, but feel pretty good at having gotten this far, and attribute most of the success to the hardiness of the plant itself and not to any skill of mine. I used 3 120w (equivalent) CFL's and had foil on the inside and black plastic garbage bags on the outside, so I really went minimal because I just didn't have the money to spend. I have read up on the drying and curing so I hope I'm ready for this step, and will soon find out. So, wish me luck everybody. I'll check back in and let you know how it went. Oh and I also just planted two more seeds and they have sprouted. They're stretchy too, and I'm going to replant them as soon as I harvest the other one. They will get better treatment than the first, but I'm still stuck with my lights and box, but I think it'll work. We'll see. I would certainly welcome any comments and advice. Thanks for listening.

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JointOperation said:

great thread.. i do this.. but before i do it. the day im transplanting and burying the stems.. i pull off a few fans.. and plant so the area were the fan leaves were so they shoot out roots from there eventually.

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JointOperation said:

been doing this for 8 years. with no problems.. i only do this with stretchy plants.. never had a problem.. i take some clonex. or olivias.. and rub it on the stem thats going under the soil.. and no issues.. plus.. soil worms in my INDOOR SOIL? lol nope.. as long as u dont keep the soil to wet u wont have an issues..

and transplant shock.. is a myth unless u fuck up the roots.. ive never seen a plant stunt from being put into a new container.. especially if ur careful.. this shock everyone talks about is usually from transplanting to early and ripping roots away on accident.. but ya i havent seen any kind of shock from transplanting..

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Grow&Grow said:

Just started reading the thread but why not just bend the bitch over when she starts stretching, tie her down, wait a couple of day's until she begins to grow a little and then just cover up the part that stretched. Same thing with little trama to young roots trying to get established. Been doing this for years and it's easy and painless compared to what your doing.

Once this grew a little I simply covered it up, easy peasy, no sweat!

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goten said:

This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,

After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high

But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem

You do not want your soil wet when you do this

its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier

After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots

After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot

you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes

so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in

position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at

i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,

after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water

the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots

your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this

just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots

Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems

hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem

remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch

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canniboss said:

When I germinate in little cups I only fill them half way at first... When the seedling starts to stretch out a bit I will finish filling the cup up. Seems to work so far. (I like the clear beer cups so I can see the roots to know when she needs to get a bigger home)

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