so my babies are streching pretty bad. literally every time i open the lights i have to move my light up because of the crazy streching. i decided im going to get 2 2700k cfl. right now im running four 4ft t5s. someone told me about tieing down but im a neebie and dont know how to do that. someone please help me out. its in 2 weeks of flowering.
Looks like you may have to bend (gently) the tops and intertwine them for now. In the future, you may want to try some BUSHMASTER. Use once stuff that will inhibit the stretching.
Looks like you need way more light. They're stretching because there's not enough light. That and buy some string and tie that shit down.
You grab the top and pull it down (bend). If there is one close by, you can intertwine them so they form an arch. If not, you can use string and pull the top against the main stalk. Don't try to do it all at once, but over a few hours.
http://forum.grasscity.com/plant-training/122936-how-lst-low-stress-training.html This is a great discription on how to tie them down or LST