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Growmorestarted grow question 5y ago

Hey guys, I wanted to know how to keep plants short and bushy. I did top all my plants . And lst on 2 which are the biggest ones right now. They are supposed to be hybrids. And also did lot of defoliation in first weeks of flower. I'm feeding every day with nutes.

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GMSgrowsanswered grow question 5y ago

I keep my lights as close as possible for stretch. I do my defoliation through the stretch to stress them a little to slow the growth some. I keep the veg lights on and crank up the wattage and hope for the best. Cheers friend

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Growmoreanswered grow question 5y ago

Please refer to week 9 pics , plants are growing too tall even though i started flowering at week 6. I was having some light leaks so they extended vegging, but still I feel my plants are too long with skinny stems.

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