Here's my baby girl, about a week old, but I'm getting worried.. Its stem is super long and it looks really fragile, i may be freaking out because its my first grow ever, but i want opinion of someone more experience to lmk how its looking, here are some pics.. I put the bic lighter next to it as a reference for the size Sent from my iPhone, 100% baked, using Grasscity Forum
Also, it was on a 24-0 light schedule ever since a seedling, but i thought that would be too stressful for a little baby so i changed it to 18/6 last night.. But now im scared that it will affect the plant in anyway because its used to have 24 hours of light a day.. Any opinion? Thanks Sent from my iPhone, 100% baked, using Grasscity Forum
Your fine this plant is just sitting in my window getting the sun. I would just move your light down a little. http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1313961-First-Grow-In-A-While
Dig it up easily try not to destroy any of the roots and bury it to the first set of round little leafs .. Sent from my SCH-R530C using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Update: I just came back from the hardware shop with this light bulb, should this get the job done? Also, since its its stronger than the previous one, is the distance between plant/light looking good? thanks
Your plant is fine and don't dig it up like someone suggested. When you transplant to a larger pot (not yet) just cover the stem to a height that you prefer. That light should work fine but I would lower the light some more. "It ain't going to grow itself"
That light you bought is a CFL it should be some where around 1-6 inches away from the plant. http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1313961-First-Grow-In-A-While
Return the bulb and see if they have at least a 5000k one, but the better choice would be a 6500k. That light is "warm" you need "bright/daytime". That's a 2700k bulb, equivalent of flowering for CFL. You need bright white/blue, not warm white/yellow. Your plant is in summer, not fall. Once you get the right bulb, you need to get it between 3-5" from your plant. It's stretching because it's looking for light. I just vegged my current grow under CFL's for 6 weeks. This is what they looked like after 6 weeks of Veg under 6500k bulbs...healthy, bushy and ready to go into flower. I'm 22 days into flower now under HPS, but couldn't be happier with my veg results with CFL. I will use my CFL's again for the next veg stage I grow. View attachment 1488810 This is what 6500k bulbs look like, see the bright white? Versus the color in my sig pics now? That's the difference between summer and fall to these plants, when using artificial light. You're creating indoor seasons and forcing the plant to grow under your terms. So getting the proper equipment for the grow periods is vital if you want successful results.
Bury the stem by adding more dirt to the cup. I'd fill it too the top to cover more of the stem. You do need a cfl, ordinary light bulbs will not work.
Don't burry them just go to Home Depot and get 4 6500 lights and 4 reflectors for 30 bucks and she will be a great plant and your set up will be fixed. She is just stretching for light.