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EXPOSURE TO LIGHT
One of the main culprits in abnormal stretching of cannabis plants is the lack of light. Plants that are too far from an adequate light source will respond by accelerating stem growth in order to get closer to the lamp themselves. Especially when there are many other plants. A lack of lighting can easily cause overcrowding in a growing chamber, reducing the steady progression of your crop and the distance ratio between your bulbs and your plants.
To address this problem, be sure to provide enough light to your plants to prevent stem growth. At the same time, you should not position your lights too close to your plants either since this would also result in an over-stretching of the stems and in some cases, the loss of your crop.
In addition to the distance between the light source and the plant, the type of light you will use also affects the size of the stretching of your crop. The orange and red lights encourage stretching and result in thinner, larger stems. And conversely, blue light stimulates a growth of thicker stems and a smaller size. When a species is ready to enter the vegetative phase and undergo its most drastic stretching period, metal halide lamps can be used to deter far too long stems.
THE HEAT
Heat is another essential element that can determine the stretch size of your plants during vegetation. Temperatures above 27 degrees push the stems to lengthen more and more and will propel the potential of sativas to push as high as possible. Heat lamps that are positioned too close to plants create an intolerable environment that will grow large, soft plants that will potentially wobble until they fall and lose flowers in its fall.
OTHER CAUSES OF STRETCHING
There are multiple variables that can lead to the stretching of plants beyond what could normally be expected of the plant. Environmental stressors resulting from transplantation (when a plant passes from one pot to another) can cause the plant to return to shock. This will eventually trigger a reaction causing a stretch. Cannabis plants that are not grown in decent conditions or do not receive enough nutrients will respond in a variety of ways and this includes stretching.
Crops that are not spaced far enough apart are likely to stretch to sting the light to other plants. Due to extreme proximity, the plants will fight among themselves to reach the light, forcing them to expand as much as possible throughout the crop.
HOW TO CONTROL STRETCHING DURING FLOWERING
Stretching during flowering, you guessed it, takes place when you move your plants from the vegetation stage to the flowering stage. This is a completely normal reaction, as your plants are preparing to bear the weight of their heads.
Stretching of a plant at the beginning of flowering varies widely; some plants can double in height while others grow only a few centimetres. There are, however, two main variables that can give you at least an idea of how your plants are stretching during flowering, and how much. Here are these two variables:
Variety: Genetics has the greatest impact on the size of your plant. In general, sativa varieties stretch more than indicas and tend to develop long, slender stems.
Light: Some lights, such as HPS, are more likely to encourage stretching. In addition, great distances between your canopy and your lights will cause the plants to stretch as they try to get closer to the light source.
Stretching during flowering usually lasts the first two weeks of the phase. To minimize stretching, keep your lights between 10 (for CFL) and 30 centimetres (for HID) of your canopy. Finally, choose indica varieties if you have a smaller growing space.
HOW TO AVOID STRETCHING
In many cases, you can expect your cannabis plants to stretch during the flowering phase. Keeping that in mind helps to make a plan in case your species ends up growing much more than you could have imagined. If the information is available, get information on the standard size of your species and compare it to the size of your growing space taking into account the necessary distances between the bulbs and the plants.
TRAFFIC
While outdoor crop operations benefit from natural air to naturally limit stretching, indoor crops must assume the maintenance of air circulation within a confined space. Basic ventilation is enough to help the cannabis stems strengthen and become thicker rather than too high. In this way, the plants continue to grow vigorously without reaching heights and at the same time, your tolerance ceiling.
MANUAL INTERVENTION
For growers who want to get their hands dirty, there are physical procedures that can be done to reduce stretching. Similar to the natural effect that the wind has on cannabis plants, manually bending the leaves and stems will cause tiny cracks in the plant's tissues that will cause the plant to focus on regenerating its wounds instead of its vertical growth.
THE TOPPING
Topping is a form of manual intervention on cannabis to influence its performance, shape or size. In essence, topping is a process in which a new node is cut, growing from the plant to reduce its size and create a "v"-shaped notch that will eventually form two heads. Topping may be an effective measure to combat stretching, but it is important not to do so when the flowering phase begins.
In most cases, an abnormal stretch of cannabis plants will not completely destroy your crop. In fact, stretching can indeed help increase your performance. For growers with a growing operation large enough to contain tall plants, stretching can increase the total yield of a species with more vertical space for head formation. In both cases, stretching can easily be planned in advance and there are multiple solutions to help you with this problem which is all too common.
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Good luck for your grow 🤞🌱
May the force be with you 💪
@MovingOn, Weeda and I actually started our grows at the same time, and even though we didn't talk about it, we both ended up trying this same technique, or "corkscrewing". Only difference is, mine's a photo-period and Weeda's is an auto. But the technique is essentially the same. I tried this pure LST grow, without topping, to see if I could grow a PP in full with just LST (using the same techniques auto growers use, just with photo-period). Happy to say that both Weeda and I seem to have pulled it off and it's a super fun way to practice your LST. Forming and training her was a lot of fun and I learned lots! I highly recommend this technique to practice LST if nothing else. Also, no topping, no delay and no stunting with this technique.
Cheers man. Sorry for just hijacking this comment, but sleepy yoda is my favorite of Weeda's because of this technique, and using his grow as a guide was very helpful. He has explained how to do it, and I have many pictures of the training process if you're interested. Don't have to leave a like or comment! lol. Just check it out if you're interested. It's the blue cookies girl.👍
Cheers and happy trails!
Edit: OH SNAP, I knew I saw your name from somewhere else. Congrats on placing first for Decembers diary of the month man! Great job and what a beauty! Very happy for you. Continued success my friend.😉👌
@Master_weeda,
The first years after I was brought into this world everyone nicknamed me YODA.
A spitting image with my pointed & stuck out ears. Although my looks have changed since then I still hold the Yoda nickname! May the force be strong in you 😎
@Master_weeda, Very happy to hear that. It's my first time doing the corkscrew and you're about 8 days-ish ahead of me, so I can use yours as reference👍😉. Posting week 5 in two days. Let me know what you think when that time comes! Any pointers would be appreciated!
Cheers Weeda. Happy grows today
Oh man, looks like you're going to have a busy week coming up! Several of the girls wrapping up at the same time👍. It will be a very busy, but happy day!
Great work weeda, keep it up man.😉
11 updates! Nice to see that you have so many projects going on brother. Not to mention all of them are looking really good.
Top notch to all of them and continued success growmie👍.
Cheers