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[spyboarder6996]

why is plant stretching bad?? i have started a few plants and they are stretching alot but they will go outside eventually where security is almost the last of my issues at the grow site i almost figured a nice tall plant is good i plan on growing a few 5-7 footers my seedlings are about 7 inches tall and are only going into their 3rd set of leaves anything i should be worried about or no??? I guess the main question is. . . . . is stretching that bad??? should i be worried about it or no??? my plants are really tall compared to alot of the 2 week plantts that ive seen on here

[The Coma]

Immedietly....What hit me was that your indoor lights are too far from the plants...Often Stretching is an indication that the plants are essentialy "Craving" more light.........
Obviously you feel they are too stretchy...WHY?...meaning are you seeing the plants display far too much upward growth....Possibly the plants seem lanky and weak (easily tipping over?)...If so it is most likely the distance from the light...What are you using as indoor lighting????


I can't remember what I did exactly when this happened to me...but I want to see some other members ideas and advice......It may sound painfull but you may want to clip the tops ASAP and lower that light.....There is a correct measurement on how much distance you should have depending on the light source and power....but you'll have to search it out........I think at it's closest I had my plants about 6 inches from my 250 watt HPS lamp.....Flourescents I think you can practically have the plants against the light tubes.......

But see what others say first......











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[ThePot]

Usually stretching means your lights are too far away and/or you need more light!

[ksaint]

Having your lights to far makes there more of a stretch between nodes, causing more spindly plants, and yielding less bud. A lot of people forget that light strength diminishes exponentially, the farther from the source. You can figure out how many Lumens the plants are getting by I=L/Dsquared. Intensity= light output divided by distance squared. So 2 feet away is 1/4 the lumens, 3 feet 1/9 the lumens, and 4 feet 1/16 the lumens.

[spyboarder6996]

but if these plants are going outside in a few weeks and alot of height is my main goal is streaching ok?? or should i be investing in better inside lights??