Should there be more room between nodes?

Hey guys my plants seem to be going pretty well. The only thing is they are getting bushy but not tall. I have kept the light within 2-3 inches above the plants and am wondering if i should raise it. Here are some pics one is an old one then a new one and then a close up of the nodes. Also it appears that from each node comes 2 types of fans leaves one which is just a fan leave and one that branches out more... is this normal?

yeh normal ,tight nodes are a good thing ,looking good!

I want to use them as mothers and get 10-15 clones from each how much longer u think i have to grow? old pic is from 12/23 new pic is from today 12/29

probably another 5 or 6 weeks if thats your aim.although i can say for sure becuase i dont grow that way.

it also depends on the plant itself, some will maturity earlier than others. Just start pushing them and see how fast they grow.

insan3 said:

it also depends on the plant itself, some will maturity earlier than others. Just start pushing them and see how fast they grow.

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how do i start "pushing them"?

more nutes and light i would think..gradually andnot excessivly..

tighter the nodes the better for harvesting, if i want clones i let them stretch a bit more by just placing them in any light for 12 a day on top of 12 hours under. hope that helps.

Nice looking plants man keep up the good work.

welshsmoker said:

tighter the nodes the better for harvesting, if i want clones i let them stretch a bit more by just placing them in any light for 12 a day on top of 12 hours under. hope that helps.

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Wont 12/12 lghting force flowering? i want to use these as mothers and take clones every couple of weeks or months...

an easier way is just keep the light raise so she streches for the light.

jokerjon00 said:

how do i start "pushing them"?

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start raising the ppm, until u find the max she likes. for me is often 600ppm to 800ppm but i am dwc.

Yup raised the light a bit, currently jsut feeding plain water as is plnted in FFOF..when should I start adding nutes for vegging?

asap, start light once they are eating and growing start pushing them.

welshsmoker said:

tighter the nodes the better for harvesting, if i want clones i let them stretch a bit more by just placing them in any light for 12 a day on top of 12 hours under. hope that helps.

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I don't think this meant flowering, I think he meant 12 hours light on the canopy then 12 hours light underneath this will not force flowering.