30/4/23 (Day three veg stage) So the big bang auto’s stretched quite a lot to my dissatisfaction. They possibly stretched up to 15 centimeters and big bang auto 3 even fell on the ground, not being able to support itself. I attended the matter by adding supporting sticks with ties (as seen in the photographs) and added 3 to 4 centimeters of soil by topping off the pots. Also I lowered the lights from ~52cm to ~42cm and went from 30% to 40% light usage, I did this gradually over the course of 2 days to minimise potential stress. This should be more than enough light for this stage of the grow so I’m a little confused as to why they stretched so much. I am also using a fan so there’s a constant airflow through the tent.
Not a perfect start but it should be manageable. Funnily enough the northern light auto did not nearly stretch quite as much, so it could possibly also be due to genetics.
4/5/23
Wow, duct taping it really worked?? I broke a branch off in week 3 or 4 and I wish I'd have known that. They look really good! Good luck on your first grow! It's my first too