Growing taller than wed expected..

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by beelovestrees, Jan 30, 2014.

  1. Soo.. my one plant is stil growing upward.. and its flowering.. its almost 2 and a half feet whereas the other ones only 1 ft lights 2 inches from plants pot its in is not that big lol can anyone suggest a way for it to stop getting taller?
     
  2. What wattage how many plants? what strain indica dominant or sativa?
     
  3. 75W of incandescent equivalent output using only 17W of energy and not sure its a bagseed and 2 plants

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  4. #4 Skunky Monkey, Jan 30, 2014
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    No where near enough light you need at least 125w per plant and i prefer more during flowering stage, can you post pics i recommend getting 2 dual spectrum or one dual and one red CFL 200w you can get one for £35 on ebay, if your one a really low budget get at least one.
     
  5. Sounds like you have a Sativa and its bolting.
     
    I pulled 6 out of my flower room that are 3 feet+ tall.
     
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    A trick is to loosely tie a piece of yarn to it near the top and tie a pop can to the other end of the yarn. Add water to the pop can to weigh it down and bend it over.
     
    I tied a big blocks of wood to an 8 footers I had out in my vegetable garden.
     
  6. So its okay to bend it than how do i give it enough light? So i have an indica and a sativa lol :D

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  7. Im on budget of 0$ and i also have a 13w 2700k soft white light too thinkin its flourescent but i cant get it much closer to the plants. I have some pics on a different post but i can try to get you some of my grow space when i turn my lights on.

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  8. Lighting is a whole other game. No free lunch there.
     
    Some of us spend $80 or more on a single light bulb.
     
  9. It would help if i knew how many actual watts ive got here already. :/ i dont understand wattage;equivalent wattage..

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    Well , a shithouse wild guess is you don't have enough. go to any store and buy the biggest compact florescent bulbs they have.
     
  11. The next day after a good watering, bend it over and tie it down like snoop said.
     
  12. You do not have to get smart with me about this. Theres simpler ways of giving me advice not making me feel stupid please.. thanks

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  13. Thank you wdik :)

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  14. #14 WDIK, Jan 30, 2014
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    I don't think snoop was being "smart".  He's a good dude with a lot a knowledge.  The wattage should be printed on the base of the bulb.  CFLs have an "actual" wattage (ex. 23W) and an equivalent wattage (ex. 100W).  The equivalent is what they say the output (light) is if compared to an ordinary every-day light bulb.  Originally the whole idea behind CFLs was to conserver energy.
     
    You want to pay attention to "actual" wattage.
     
    Does that make sense?
     
  15. Okay im sorry snoop. It just surprised me. Thank you for putting it into detail for me

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  16. Yes it does make sense :)

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  17. #17 WDIK, Jan 30, 2014
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    Is it correct that you are trying to grow 2 plants under 1 17W bulb?  Snoop was right, that's not nearly enough.  Like Skunk said, you should shoot for 100+ (actual) watts per plant.  Notice the "actual" part, not equivalent.
     
    2 Plants under a 17W will maybe give you some nice plants to look at.
     
  18. Your best bet is to put it by a window during daylight hours...and at night putting them under those bulbs 
     
  19. Okay and yeah i mean i knew i didnt have enough light. As soon as i can im gonna go look in walmart and see what i can find thank you again for all the advice and i dont get a lot of light in one window

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  20. This is my grow space..
     

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