Back To Parallel Nodes In Flowering?

mondocane

mondocane

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I have a plant, that I believe is Sativa, that I grew from bag seed. She's on week 2 of 12/12 and upon closer inspection today, I noticed she has reverted back to parallel nodes after alternating her nodes. I've been searching, but can't seem to find out why she did it. She does have "nitrogen claw" but I've been cutting back on her nutes this past week. Temps are 71-74 F during the day, low 60's at night and the humidity is between 50-55%. Other plants are doing fine, just perplexed why she did this? I did transplant her into a bigger pot last week, could this be a sign of stress? Thanks.
 
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Chalba

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mondocane said:
I have a plant, that I believe is Sativa, that I grew from bag seed. She's on week 2 of 12/12 and upon closer inspection today, I noticed she has reverted back to parallel nodes after alternating her nodes. I've been searching, but can't seem to find out why she did it. She does have "nitrogen claw" but I've been cutting back on her nutes this past week. Temps are 71-74 F during the day, low 60's at night and the humidity is between 50-55%. Other plants are doing fine, just perplexed why she did this? I did transplant her into a bigger pot last week, could this be a sign of stress? Thanks.
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Are you saying that it reverted back on a side shoot that has already shown alternating nodes, or is it completely new growth higher on the plant? Or are you saying that the main stem had started to alternate and then it reverted?
 
mondocane

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Sorry if my description didn't make sense. Basically the fan leafs off the main stem went from alternating nodes back to adjacent nodes. Hope the pic helps.
 

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crazyhazey

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the picture quality isn't too great, and is she really 2 weeks into 12/12? i cant really see any flowers.
 
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Chalba

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I'm not sure. I can't remember ever seeing it revert like that, but then again I doubt I would have even noticed. Alternating nodes are just another indicator of plant maturity, so this reversion might be a common thing. I didn't even notice that the plants I am currently growing have alternating nodes on most of the secondary growth until I looked for it after reading this thread.
 
crazyhazey

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alternating nodes do really mean anything, most of the time the nodes on my plants are a little spaced out.
 
mondocane

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crazyhazey said:
the picture quality isn't too great, and is she really 2 weeks into 12/12? i cant really see any flowers.
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Yep, this is the 2nd week at 12/12. If you look in the pic you can see a pistil sticking out on what would be the third node. She's growing bottom up, with shoots on the bottom and working upward.
 
crazyhazey

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well if your getting the claw flush to get out all the nitrogen remaining in the soil and start feeding her some phosphorus and potassium with her next water. id get some bat guano and blood meal from your local hydro store, that stuff always works good but make sure its something with the 1-5-7 npk.
 
jawbrodt

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I don't think ya really have anything to worry about, 'cause the plant looks rather immature yet. Get that nitrogen under control, and you should be okay.
 
lovemug

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those nodes will space out stop stressing your going to make her worry. sometimes they will throw nodes out like that in the begining of flowering and if you look later on youll notice the plant is almost split down the midle and one side moves upwards. how much light do you have on your plant?
 
WeeGogs

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it reverts back to alternating nodes because you are now flowereing and the plants tend to fill out rather than stretch as long as night time temps are at least 10c (18f) below daytime temps, if the night time temps dont drop this much the plants will keep stretching for light during the 12 hour dark period and you will end up with long spindly plants.
so this is why they have reverted as the plants are now trying to fill out, get a fan blowing over the canopy 24 hours making sure the canaopy is moving and and this will give the stems a thickness boost too.
 
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WeeGogs said:
it reverts back to alternating nodes because you are now flowereing and the plants tend to fill out rather than stretch as long as night time temps are at least 10c (18f) below daytime temps, if the night time temps dont drop this much the plants will keep stretching for light during the 12 hour dark period and you will end up with long spindly plants.
so this is why they have reverted as the plants are now trying to fill out, get a fan blowing over the canopy 24 hours making sure the canaopy is moving and and this will give the stems a thickness boost too.
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if you use duel spectrum bulbs and flower after 2-3 weeks veg its hard to even stretch them past side by side nodes. its best to have short bushy plants with lots of flowers anyway, that is a sign of strength and good growing.
 
mondocane

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lovemug said:
those nodes will space out stop stressing your going to make her worry. sometimes they will throw nodes out like that in the begining of flowering and if you look later on youll notice the plant is almost split down the midle and one side moves upwards. how much light do you have on your plant?
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I'm using two 4' 25w 3100k florescent tubes and cfls (3x 100w 2700k, 1x 100w 5000k, 3x 60w 2700k).
 
WeeGogs

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mondocane said:
I'm using two 4' 25w 3100k florescent tubes and cfls (3x 100w 2700k, 1x 100w 5000k, 3x 60w 2700k).
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so you have 700 watts of cfl lighting, better to split the difference and get 2 x 400w hps dual spectrum or 1 x 600w hps dual spectrum.

here is a cheap site for the bulb, ballast, and shade at one price, the best buy is the 600w compact growing light, it includes ballast, duel spectrum lamp, and shade for £70. cheap as chips.

that will give your plants the boost they need, and they will only grow about 2-3 feet tall if you buy decent feminized seeds, veg for 4 weeks and flower for 2 months.
you will get 6 plants under one 600w lamp.
you have to have your night temps at least 10c below day temps or your plants will stretch in the dark.

http://www.grotec.co.uk/Lighting
 
crazyhazey

crazyhazey

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look for an industrial or commercial light store in your city, theres usually one every couple miles and they offer super low prices since theyre not targeting growers.
 
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Gioganja

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2 weeks into flowering is a little long to not see any signs of flowering, even for a true sativa. I would check your grow room. It only takes a little bit of light leakage to interrupt your ladies' sleep.
 
mondocane

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Gioganja said:
2 weeks into flowering is a little long to not see any signs of flowering, even for a true sativa. I would check your grow room. It only takes a little bit of light leakage to interrupt your ladies' sleep.
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I'm at a week and a half at 12/12, just entering into week two, not 2 full weeks yet. The lady I wrote about was the last to sex and they all are flowering.
 

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