Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

red1devils · Jan 27, 2013

Hi I have 2 ladies on the go just now one an autoflower biodesiel mass standing at just over 20 inches from top of oxypot and a critical hog photo period at about 6 inches in coco soil I keep my lyts about 4 to 5 inches above my plants at all time when small i like the stretch and dont see this as a problem when a plant outside it dont have the luxury of setting lyt height and is constantly stretching to the sun the bigger the strech the bigger plant from my experience will post pics my 2 both looking great

Amysd · Feb 8, 2013

Finally someone who knows what their doing!

Peezo lo gro · Feb 10, 2013

I love smoking and growing mary. This is the first thing I realized is that I needed to plant low so when I transplant to 3 gal bucket it will bee easier to keep low. I have just added two 26 watt cfl's to my new box so I can eliminated stretching. I have pre brown hairs on my plants so I think I may be underfeeding. I use schultz bloom plus 10-54-10 and was only using half of what directions said but I am thinking of using tbsp and half per gal of water. My new box will allow me to grow a bigger plant but I still love to LO GRO.

2rollingstoned · Feb 15, 2013

Thank you so much for posting this thread, I read it just in time to make the changes I needed to. :bigjoint:

Sactogrower · Feb 18, 2013

Do I remove the two little leafs on the stems before I replant?

themoose · Feb 20, 2013

Hey Sactogrower, no need to remove those little leafs before transplant, but if they are still green you may wanna consider letting the plant mature just a little longer til those little leafs have finished supplying your baby with the energy it needs to get to the next growth cycle. This is just my opinion and im sure plenty of others would say go ahead and bury them. basically comes down to how badly you need the transplant.

Bottom line, If the stem cant support the head of the plant anymore then I'd say bury her.

Great thread btw!

Eastie · Feb 23, 2013

Thanks for this post man, wish I'd read this sooner!!

MasterDabbin · Feb 26, 2013

Can this be done outdoors? Or a greenhouse?

boboav · Feb 26, 2013

MasterDabbin said:
Can this be done outdoors? Or a greenhouse?

your plant will grow perfectly when outdoor. No stretch if time of light is at least decent.

I would remember that stretching is due to low lighting (too weak or too distant light).

izotopia · Mar 4, 2013

So simple, yet so useful

Gramaw · Mar 8, 2013

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)

I do something similar. Even though I'm a newbie with a full grow (nearing harvest now), I have success before with the veg stage but had to destroy the plants (something to do with law enforcement...) Anyway, whenever I got a skinny tall gal, I simply pushed dry soil up around the stem. I continue to push soil around the stem as they grow and when watering displaces the soil. No need to uproot and all that.

J03Y · Mar 12, 2013

im new to this thread and am asking on behalf of my uncle because he has stretching in his plants but do you think i can do it with this sort of stretching

sephiclo · Mar 23, 2013

Thank you, this helped a lot.

Evil Light · Mar 25, 2013

Yeah simple and helpful thanks

Dannysayo · Mar 26, 2013

Well first off if you are going to want them survive I suggest Repost ASAP.2nd move your lights closer to prevent that stretching

J03Y said:
im new to this thread and am asking on behalf of my uncle because he has stretching in his plants but do you think i can do it with this sort of stretching

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TheOZhLady · Mar 26, 2013

Hey guys, just wondering if I can get any advice on if there is a best time of day to re-bury the plants if I'm on a 18/6 schedule? And do you water lightly or cause run off after doing so? Also when is the most common time to transplant in the veg state before going to a 12/12 flower schedule? (I know there are a bunch of factors that can make it differ just looking for a rough week) Thank you in advance for any advice :lol:

Dannysayo · Mar 26, 2013

Hey and well I'd say only transplant during your light hours during veg stage. Never transplant during flower unless its very needed. After transplant water slightly to wet the new soil. Use Luke warm water. Lets are try to keep roots out of light and avoid any extra stresses like disturbing the dirt the plants are holding on to. I think I didn't forget anything

TheOZhLady said:
Hey guys, just wondering if I can get any advice on if there is a best time of day to re-bury the plants if I'm on a 18/6 schedule? And do you water lightly or cause run off after doing so? Also when is the most common time to transplant in the veg state before going to a 12/12 flower schedule? (I know there are a bunch of factors that can make it differ just looking for a rough week) Thank you in advance for any advice

TheOZhLady · Mar 26, 2013

Danny- thanks for the quick response! This is what they are in now at 6 days. Should I just transplant to this next container or re-bury for now and transplant in a week or 2? Thanks again ;-)

fir3dragon · Mar 26, 2013

TheOZhLady said:
View attachment 2587860 View attachment 2587861 Danny- thanks for the quick response! This is what they are in now at 6 days. Should I just transplant to this next container or re-bury for now and transplant in a week or 2? Thanks again

I would repot now

TheOZhLady · Mar 26, 2013

fir3dragon said:
I would repot now

Thank you dragon. I will repot today! Glad I joined the site you guys are very helpful and fast answered :clap:

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