I've grown this plant from seedling to its current state. The conditions have been as follows: sunlight in the day, constant CFL light underneath a lamp during the night - the lamp is about 6-8 inches from the plant. For the first few weeks I was using an incandescent lightbulb inside a lamp by my computer. So its been about two months and although my plant has some vegetation, etc... and I've repotted it - the stem still seems very thin. When will the stem begin to thicken? What should I use to make the stem grow larger and give more support? Thanks... pictures can be seen in my gallery.
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Concern over weak looking stems
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JOE CHRONIC
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If you are running CFL's place them about an inch over the canopy "top of plant(s) to reduce the stretch factor.
You may want to get yourself a 250-400 watt MH...
You may want to get yourself a 250-400 watt MH...
White Devil
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joe knows
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I believe a small fan blowing over the plants will make strong stems. Many indoor plants will require some support near the end of the plants life to keep the weight of the buds from toppling your plant. You can do this with either bamboo sticks from the nursery, or dowel rods from the hobby shop. You could also collect twigs from the forest, and risk infestation.
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moses224
Make sure your fertilizer is veg based (N) and that you have small fan on them. They will thicken up very quickly. Also as stated above make sure your lights are not causing your plants to reach or stretch
