plant bending

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Leonir

Member
Hello guys
I am a newbie grower and I have met this problem. At around a bit more than 1 week into veg, one of my plants just bended for a period of 5 hours, so my question is, should I be concerned about it, should I do something about it ? because as well the trunk of the plant to the left looks a little bit thinner.
Grow space 60x50x22 ( L,H,W)
Grow light 3x CFL 2x 18w, 1x23w
2x pc fans 12v (working atm for 7.5w)
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Cheers
Leo
 
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Leonir

Member
Thanks for the replies guys, really appreciate it. Just thinking about the jacksthc's words, cfl should be 1'' off the tops, isn't it a little bit too short distance assuming that the plant is still in vegetative stage and still actively growing?
Peace
Leo
 
mrCRC420

mrCRC420

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cfl's can be within 1 inch of the plant.... I usually still have my seedlings in a plastic bag at this point tho; for the increased humidity. However; 1) yes, move your lights closer. 2) I use one of those plastic muffin twist-ties from stop-and-shop as a support; loop one end very loosely around the seedling and stick the other in the ground. The fans can definitely push them over and uproot or snap the stems once in a great while. GL!
 
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joshy67

Active Member
I'd go about 2 inches. That's where mine sit but then again I have 42 watt bulbs and they get pretty warm so I don't want to burn anything vital! Just put your light closer and you will be rewarded in the end. Good luck man!
 
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Leonir

Member
Hey again guys, I have read all your comments, and they all were very helpful, I put all my flower a little bit higher yesterday before going to work, and I already see, that the trunk started to become a little bit stronger instead of stretching, here is a photo.
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jacksthc

jacksthc

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Leonir said:
Hey again guys, I have read all your comments, and they all were very helpful, I put all my flower a little bit higher yesterday before going to work, and I already see, that the trunk started to become a little bit stronger instead of stretching, here is a photo.
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that's a lot better my friend
it would be a good to move the left plant under the light as you have the space, this will make a big difference to your plant
 
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joshy67

Active Member
Leonir said:
Hey again guys, I have read all your comments, and they all were very helpful, I put all my flower a little bit higher yesterday before going to work, and I already see, that the trunk started to become a little bit stronger instead of stretching, here is a photo.
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Good, a few days or weeks it'll get pretty bushy rather then Tall. Good luck with it man! She looks good!
 
blowincherrypie

blowincherrypie

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Well, hate to break it to you brother but your plants are going to definitely hermie now.. May as well throw it out the window. Just playin', plants look good.. Good luck.
 
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Leonir

Member
Peace guys, everything is ok, my plants are much better now, so now my question is when to start flowering? Some say when I will reach 3/4ths of the box size but since i only have 3 cfl bulbs. 2 of them are 18 and 1 more is 23w.
Cheers
Leo
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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since you are using minimal lighting, you may need to veg up to 8 weeks to get a decent size....but generally you would want at least 12 inches with 4 or 5 nodes.

play it by ear and see how she does.....maybe start up a journal and share your grow with us

cheers
 
blowincherrypie

blowincherrypie

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Indoor Sun King said:
why do you have to be so sarcastic to noobs?...and so generally rude
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I said "nice grow" how the hell is that rude? Get your panties out of a bunch.. Are you the "noobs" police? You sound like the one being rude. I'm not on this site for your approval, and could honestly care less if you like my sense of humor. So please, see I said please, step off my nuts.

To the OP, sorry this guy can't take a joke and has basically jacked your thread. Good job so far... Keep up the good work!
 
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