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seedlings stretching to much? Not enough soil?
sir_isOanswered grow question 4 years ago
Lighting, heat, soil content/nutrients/additives are the main factors in stretching, as they affect hormonal balance.
It's not just light that causes stretching.
Yours doesn't seem to be stretching particularly excessively, probably just wants a little more light. If you want to you can top up the soil a bit and it'll just grow some more roots from the stem.
JuanHaze_Arganswered grow question 4 years ago
Tu planta parece estar buscando luz! sube la intencidad de la luz o acerca la lampara!
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MiniBoxGroweranswered grow question 4 years ago
Just about. I would give them 20h light, should prevent further stretching.
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Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
Soil amount will have absolutely no bearing on "stretch".
Stretch only occurs when the light intensity is too low. Although your seedlings do look fine, they are stretching a bit, so try lowering your light(s) a small amount or upping its percentage if you have a light with a variable intensity dial.
Hope this helps,.........
Organoman.
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BraveheartGeneticsanswered grow question 4 years ago
They look great to me, well done!...keep up the green work. Good luck and happy growing
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