A few thoughts on reducing "the stretch"

Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

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mrduke said:
boy thats a pretty vague answer UB. do you recommend the foilage only or adding the mag for boost (by the way this is hydro):confused:
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You can use Foliage Pro for veg and the Bloom for flowering. Lot's of info at the Dyna-Gro site, you need to look.

UB
 
K

kanz

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I know the threads old but thought i would chip in my 2p.<br>
Ive found hanging the light's vert helps alot. <br> <br>
Long ago my flowering space height wise anyway was rather small im talking approx 3-4 foot if i was lucky<br> <br>
Well i had 1 400hps for flower, they where vegged under 2 cfl's 125w 1
of each spec. My veg room was about 6" smaller than flower room, but
the plants where usually almost touching the roof before i moved them
into the flower room.<br> <br>
As i said my flower room was not much bigger than my veg room , at
first i thought it wasnt gonna work. However when i placed the plants
into the flowering room (remmber the 400w hps was hung vert, most
plants i had where approx the same size at the legnth of the hps bulb
when entering. Once they started to flower they never really grew much
in hieght wise , bit they used to really bush out.<br>
The only time I ever had probs was with 1+ year old mums who same again never strethched much but really bushed out.<br><br>Altho the conditions where not the best in that grow enviroment which prob stoped them growing to there full patential. Basiccly what im trying to say is I found that the plants only really grow as much as you let them in a sence. <br>Very few times did i have plants try to grow threw the roof, what i did have problems with tho was the way they bushed out , I even chanced my luck at a more sativa grow and i found the same thing out , didnt get much taller but shew grew in a big sidewards bush takeing the place of 3 plants.<br>
 
DrGreenthumbVT

DrGreenthumbVT

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Uncle Ben said:
Just answered a PM on the issue, thought I'd post a ditty here.

The Stretch is aggravating for indoor growers. Outdoor growers could care less unless they're trying to come under a 6' tall privacy fence (been there, done that). Here is a link on some of the nutritional issues that play into plants stretching, and will apply to cannabis too. I buy foods from these people. They are of very high quality and their tech staff are too. It behooves a large greenhouse op that is growing annuals to ship to far away destinations to grow and finish plants that are fairly short, stocky and with strong stems. Too much ammonical N and high P foods contribute to The Stretch according to this source, light and temps aside for now.

Plant stretch, what causes it?

http://www.plantexsolutions.com/index00c0.html?id=607

Notice at the bottom of this chart there is "no effect" on certain species, so, your mileage may vary.

http://www.plantexsolutions.com/index792e.html?id=606

Many years ago, and still today, I recommended Jack Peters' Blossom Booster, 10-30-20 to pot growers. It's like Jack designed it for pot - the N source is 50% nitrate, Mg is greatly increased to maintain chlorophyll (and there's a good amount of iron for the same reason too), good hit of K to help harden off the plant and reinforce the flowering response.

http://www.jacksclassic.com/flowering_plant_care.html

Here's a tech sheet of what makes a great food, unlike many products you read about here which are not regulated and don't publish their contents. This is a guaranteed analysis: http://www.jacksclassic.com/blossom_booster.html

Enjoy,
UB
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I agree Uncle Ben...Jacks Classic Def works great and it doesnt cost a fortune like other brands
 
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