Bending!!!

[bawse103]

I am on day 29 with my PKA girl in the pics. She is 15" tall, and is in a 3 gallon pot sharing my grow tent with my other girl who is also PKA in a 3 gallon pot. They both are sharing one 250 hps. They are both 12" inches away from the light at the moment. The girl in the pics just started to bend from one side to another. I rotate her, then she bends the other way. It is fn pissing me off. Is there any way I can use a skewer, or something to make sure this bitch grows straight towards the light??? In the process I dont't want to stunt my growth either. I can't put her directly in the middle of the light, because like I said before, she is sharing with another bitch. Any help would be greatly appreciated, THANKS!!!!! P.S. Here are my grow tent dimensions: 22" deep x 36" wide x 63" tall. Thanks again!

 

[Nemesis]

Hi man, you could raise the light and maybe get a different reflector at a different angle. Or just let her bend, She'll still be ok. Bendy buds are cool. :check:

 

[bawse103]

I dont think they are cool, and I aint dropping more dough on this setup. Thanks Doe!

 

[bawse103]

Thanks for the quick response doe!

 

[happily]

stab a stick in to hold her....a dowel

 

[bawse103]

And tie it with some string? or something?

 

[happily]

sometimes I get one trying to lean into the sidelights and just stab an 1/8" dowel in the dirt to block it from leaning into the light and burning

 

[happily]

u can tie loosely with string when need be but loose enough it can still slide when it grows. I usually just stab it on the side I don't want it to lean to

 

[bawse103]

Thanks happily I just did what you said. To be continued...........

 

[TheLittleBoyWhoPointed]

the plants will always turn towards the light....but you can bend using bonsai training wire....or the poor mans version, solderwire.....though solderwire will need constant rebending each day or three...barbless fishhooks and fishing line could be used to anchor branches to the level you want...one could tie the branches down to the pot or use weights to hold them down...there are many methods...velcro straps might be used also but they can increase the chance of pathogens by harbouring mold...

Another suggestion is to take a length of string, tie 4-6 small knot like loops in it then tie it around the middle of the pot....then you have a ring of string with tiedown points you can attach string from the branches to.

LB