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How do you measure your plants correctly?
RadDad
started grow question 5y ago
When measuring the height of a plant do you measure from soil to top of canopy or is it the length of the main stem? MIne are trained sideways.😎
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Fruitgrower
answered grow question 5y ago
You're measuring from soil to top of canopy, otherwise that measurement doesn't mean much 🌱👍
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TheUk420Show
answered grow question 5y ago
from the base of the plant disregarding the pots lol I wouldn't measure it from the floor including the pot lol thats just cheating haha 👊 I would mesure how high your side branching gets in this case lol
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