Having a problem with my auto seeds

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kingscountyny

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i have a blue mystic and a northen lights autos going right now its about day 11 and the blue mystic seems to be growing well but the northen has grown bout 6 inches and bent over i lowered the light so it wouldnt have to strech as far really dont no if that will help the temp is a constant 78 to 82 the lights are now 1 foot away i moved some hydroton to help support the stem
any help would be great thanks
 

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Weedoozie

Weedoozie

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It sounds like you need to lower the lights a lot more. It seems like your baby was stretching to reach the light, grew too quickly to support its own weight, and bent over. I recommend lowering the lights to about 1 foot away if its a HID light, 2-3 inches if the lights are CFL's as well as supercropping which will strengthen your stems in order to support the weight of the plant
 
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kingscountyny

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101_1040.jpg101_1039.jpgits a 240w cfl its about 10 inches above the plants they just sproutted 2 more leaves each can someone tell me if i should use a ice pop stick to support the stem cause its still bent you can see in the pics below
 
Weedoozie

Weedoozie

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CFL's need to be 2-3 inches away from the plants. HID lights need to be farther away. Move you're lights closer, quick!
 
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bobhamm

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is that actual 240 watt cfl or is that the equivalent wattage? if thats actual watts you might see how hot it ie at 3 inches, I know my 42 actual watt(200 equivalent) is pretty hot at 2-3 inches, for a suffering plant it does need to be much closer but stick your hand under the bulb at 3 inches and see how hot it is
 
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Weedoozie

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bobhamm said:
is that actual 240 watt cfl or is that the equivalent wattage? if thats actual watts you might see how hot it ie at 3 inches, I know my 42 actual watt(200 equivalent) is pretty hot at 2-3 inches, for a suffering plant it does need to be much closer but stick your hand under the bulb at 3 inches and see how hot it is
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This=yes, and if it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for the plant
 
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