Internodal Spacing

[Guest]

I have noticed that some growers get very short internodal spacing and amazing growth from just flo's in the seedling and clone stage. I up to this point have not been able to fugure out how they are doing it. My seedlings always seem to stretch and secondary side branches are always slow to get going. I have been growing for awhille but I don't know it all that's fo sure. I need insight people. Could it be lack of nutes? I veg under a 400 watt MH. They are started under flo's that are practically setting on top of them. It's not like they are not getting enough light.

Any Ideas, Critiques

Mo,

 

[Guest]

maybe its the type of fluoros you use, Mo? Possibly not the correct spectrum? That's the only thing I can think of if your lights are close enough, and you have enough of them (?). I doubt it has anything to do with nutes, at least in the seedling stage. I don't use fluoros to veg myself, but I know they sell tubes with different spectrums so that's the only thing which comes to mind immediately.

 

[Guest]

They may need changing, they are suppose to be designed for propagation and such. They are quite old tho. I think they are more from the blue spectrum. Good point on the nutes tho in the seedling stage.

Mo,

 

[badmf]

Flurs lose lumens more quickly than other lighting. Change the tubes every couple months if you use em over 18 per day, its a cheap way to ensure max lumens! Temperature range between day/nite can effect internodal stretch as well as humidity, a closer range is better, but don't forget are you growing the same strain? If you have one that has tendencies to stretch what then? I would like my Mothers to stretch some to create better clone sites so I limit HID and add indirect Sunlight.

 

[Einsteinguy]

Bigmo

#1 I use a fan to make my seedlings and clones gently dance. Not directly at them but off wall or something.

#2 this is pure speculation here maybe plants are like fish (small tank small fish big tank big fish) Just a thought.

Einstein

 

[Guest]

Internodel growth depends on a lot of things:

strain
lighting (lum. per sq ft)
proper nute/pH ballance in you soil (no added nuets first 2 weeks)

I sujjest you go here (Grow info) & watch the videos & read all you can

http://www.advancednutrients.com/new2/homeframe.html