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Why is the plant growing like this
Don420
started grow question 6y ago
Why is the plant growing like this
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Plant. Too tall
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LittleBigTrees
answered grow question 6y ago
It's not getting enough light. Bury the stem up to the cotyledons (it will root) that will help make it more stable and increase its root mass. Are you growing on a windowsill?
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Monkeygrow420
answered grow question 6y ago
Possibly trying to find more light and not enough wind to create a thicker stem?
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VulKrif
Do you have a solution to stop the growth of stems?
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Plant. Too tall
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3y ago
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Cesmian
Is she revegging or the source of light is not enough? What do you think is the problem?
Week 3
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Blind_japanese
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Week 1
Plant. Too tall
6y ago
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Leggy?
Hi Guys, are my plant leggy? So I can adjust my LED lightings. Thank You.
Week 5
Plant. Too tall
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Are these stretching? What should I do for the 2x top that barely sprouted?
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Plant. Too tall
Setup. Lighting
Setup. Seedling
4y ago
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Week 2
Plant. Too tall
5y ago
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Plant. Too tall
Techniques. LST
4y ago
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Mikxy
Plant too tall. Need all advice
minutes ago My grow box its 40x40x140 I got few cm left for reach the top with my light I tried to bend down the main cola some how you can see in the pic. What do you think about? The day after I did that some pistils on the top got little bit brown, because stress or light too
Week 7
Plant. Too tall
5y ago
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Stretch?
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Plant. Too tall
4y ago
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4y ago
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Week 9
Plant. Too tall
6y ago
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should i flower
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Plant. Too tall
5y ago
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9mo ago
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Week 2
Plant. Too tall
6y ago
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Week 9
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