Any additives still around to stop stretch>

[Douglas.Curtis]

Then how come every time I have used it the plants end up short and stocky?

The effect on the plant is to stop/slow vertical growth/stretch, and put the energy into flower mass. So yes, you'll get shorter and more compact plants every time.

Ime sampling 'boosted' plants like this, it also decreases resin and terpene production.

 

[BongFu]

The effect on the plant is to stop/slow vertical growth/stretch, and put the energy into flower mass. So yes, you'll get shorter and more compact plants every time.

Ime sampling 'boosted' plants like this, it also decreases resin and terpene production.

You're a bit confused. He is saying gibberellins (GA) reduce stretch when quite the opposite is true (GA increases stretch dramatically). BTW GA is also shown to increase essential oil production in several medicinal crops when applied exogenously. Prob is of course that GA is also the phytohormone responsible for stretch and bolting.

 

[BillFarthing]

Has anybody mentioned higher night time temps and lower phosphorus in flower to stop stretch?

 

[Chris P Bacon]

Apparently a 12/1 or 12/2 light cycle helps reduce stretch in sativas.

12/1 lighting--Any truth or banana in the tail pipe?
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=219764&page=35

 

[Frosty Nuggets]

You're a bit confused. He is saying gibberellins (GA) reduce stretch when quite the opposite is true (GA increases stretch dramatically). BTW GA is also shown to increase essential oil production in several medicinal crops when applied exogenously. Prob is of course that GA is also the phytohormone responsible for stretch and bolting.

So how come every time I have used it it has resulted in a more compact plant?

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

Apparently a 12/1 or 12/2 light cycle helps reduce stretch in sativas.

12/1 lighting--Any truth or banana in the tail pipe?
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=219764&page=35

It works. I've done it with some skinny leaved hybrids without issues.

The wider the leaf, the less they seem to like it. You'll see a 'sort of' stretch when you initially change them to 12/1. Then a reduced stretch when you flip to 12/12.

 

[Earlmarne]

I just cut my stretch by more than half with a known unicorn poop (gmo cross).
I stripped my plants to last node with no recovery before flip and only ambient co2 first week.
It worked better than expected and I ended up with less canopy depth than optimal for my room. I learned something anyhow

 

[Earlmarne]

In my small amount of experience. Kelp in my soil is great. Using kelp as a foliar during flower has repeatedly produced intersex traits.