Tall and slender

[Macster2]

I don't know if I have a problem or not.

Some of my plants have grown very tall (some will say this is stretching) however there under 1000watt bulbs which are fairly close so I doubt this is the case,anyhow I'm going 4th week in flower and a shorter plant beside the tall ones are developing a nice cola whereas the tall ones are rather sparse looking.

Is it just a matter of time before the taller plants develope full thick colas??
This is a new strain to me (northern lights/skunk)

 

[HeadyPete]

yes and it's normal for plants to stretch the first few weeks after switching to 12/12.

If they are from different seeds then you could get differing phenos whereas the indica leaners are shorter than the sativa leaners...

I had 3 phenos of LUI, one indica (Ortega) short and squat and heavy yields, 1 50/50 (Ortega/SweetTooth), and one SweetTooth which stetched double the others and is the best of the 3.

I'd imagine the stretcher is Skunk heavy...

 

[Macster2]

Are you saying that some plants lean one way (indica) and others will lean the other (sativa)
I should say that these were from clones but could have come from different seeds
and don't you think the stretcher would be the northern lights (sativa)

 

[HeadyPete]

Yes, plants can lean anywhere from sativa to indica and in between if they are a hybrid of those. Breeders try to stabilize desirable traits but there is always some variance.

Northern lights is as indica as they come, the classic 70s indica, the building block for so many strains of today. NL is a very squat plant, hardly any stretch and that is one trait it is bred for, that and it's potency.

If the clones are from different seeds they will be different. No two seeds are the exact same. This is why it takes time and luck to find a truly special mom. I just chucked 2 LUI moms for not measuring up.

A plant may stretch if it is getting insufficient light. Is it on the outside of the light pattern?

 

[Navigator330]

high temps can also cause a small amount of stretch and make them spindly... what are your temps?

 

[b8man]

The first two weeks of flowering you should continue using your vegging nutes to minimize stretch. I also tend to use more blue light for these weeks to keep them low.

Who is the NLX x Skunk from? They really shouldn't be very sativa with northern lights in the mix.

 

[Macster2]

Temps run about 78-82 degrees consistantly, Funny thing some of the plants are 48 inches high and sparse flower wise and some are 36 (about) and a nice cola is developing. I'm not to concerned in that the taller plants are beginning to thicken (I hope I'm not seeing things).I'm at about day 28 so I've 21- 22 days to go.
They are just gobbling up nutes so I'm confident my colas will thicken up just at different rates

 

[Macster2]

photos

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Maybe pictures will help Ist is tall
2nd is short plant with developing cola

 

[HeadyPete]

The shorter ones lean NL and the taller lean skunk. Who's the breeder? Traits can vary a lot if the breeder didn't stabilize the cross well.

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Wow those are some big plants. How long did you veg? The rule of thumb is that the plant will stretch triple (or more if heavily sativa) its height during flower. So if the plant is a foot tall at switch to 12/12, it will end up 3 to 4 feet tall. It looks like you just vegged too long.

 

[Macster2]

Vegged maybe 5 days, just long enough to acclimatize them in their new surroundings. they were no big then 8" when I flipped them
I don't care how tall they get as long as they develope the big colas I'm used too. I was growing Bogglegum which was much shorter and bushier.Keep in mind they are on a table maybe 20" off the floor

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Only 5 days? How tall are they actually? Pics can be deceiving. I grew out a Cali Orange that was similar to what you are experiencing and it was just a big ass spindly sativa leaner. I dont think there's anything wrong with your plants, just different phenos.

 

[Macster2]

Heady pete
light shouldn't be an issue as the lighting is 2x 1000watts and I get them as close as I can without burning (12inches).
As far as the breeder is concerned I'm unsure. I bought from a cafe/seedshop downtown and was told it was a very good yielder.
If the colas thicken up in proportion to the size of the plant I'm confident of a good crop. I'm just used to a different variety I guess

 

[Macster2]

Growtime : the taller ones are hitting 48" where as the ones that have a more developed cola are 32"

 

[Macster2]

Grow time: what yields you pulling off of (2) 1000 watters as I am using a nft style grow as well with little or no veg time and no co2 ?

 

[Macster2]

everyone disappeared?

 

[sirgrassalot]

Keep plants from touching each other until second week of bloom. As mentioned earlier the indicas & sativas may develop at different times sativa being longer. Keep plants at the same height by placing something under them to lift them up. Did you get the seedbanks mixed seeds.

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Grow time: what yields you pulling off of (2) 1000 watters as I am using a nft style grow as well with little or no veg time and no co2 ?

Oh sorry, missed your question here. I run 3x600. Ive pulled over 2oz per plant in 56 total days. With a week veg I estimate 2.5oz per plant. 3 feet tall plants. I grow a NLxBigBud cross so my yield is probably higher than most tho. Im surprised your plants are so tall with less than a week veg. They must be pretty heavy sativa leaners. Big stretch and long flower times....

 

[gnarly]

wow.. 8 inches to 40 inches (average) in bloom.. wtf!

 

[Macster2]

Tks Guys

Sirgrassalot: they never touched until they got big enough which should have put them at week 3 or there about. They were supposed to be a northern lights/skunk mix.
I went to the web site and reread the comments on this cross and it said 7-9 weeks to mature so by the time 56 days rolls around I'm hoping the colas will fill out