plant stretch!

**yorkshirebushman** · 30-06-12, 09:14 PM

just wondered when my plant will stop stretching? Been on 12/12 for 14 days now,ive kept my 600w hps as low to the plant as possible without burning, but i seem to be moving the light up every day, i am now slowly running out of head room. The strain is barneys farm pineapple chunk and the ones ive seen grown b4 have always been much shorter. Any ideas????

**goodbuddy** · 30-06-12, 09:23 PM

Provided she's not a mutant, then should be about done in a week.

How long has she been 'flowering' for though, as they'll go a couple of weeks after flowering not flipping.

If you are running out of headroom fast try bending the highest tops over (pegging back with string) to keep them lower until the main stretch is over

**yorkshirebushman** · 30-06-12, 09:35 PM

Thanks goodbuddy, when you say "mutant" do you mean male? ime 100% sure she a lady buds have started to form nicely and apart from the stretch worries she looks really healthy. Ile try the pegging back(thanks) .Fingers crossed she will calm down soon!!

**Wobble** · 30-06-12, 09:38 PM

"pineapple chunk.. 34day veg, 103 day flower.."

quote form shark..

lot of sativa going on in the genes by the sounds of it, so expect a long stretch/flower..

but the smoke should be half decent!

here's the thread:

http://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-foru...ineapple-chunk

**goodbuddy** · 30-06-12, 09:39 PM

nah, lol, mutant as in strange genetics or rogue phenotype. Some just never stop stretching! As ^^wobble says ^^ especially the sativa ones.

You ought to also just double check your max/min temps because the bigger the difference the bigger the stretch.

**Wobble** · 30-06-12, 09:40 PM

"All I can say so far is they stretch like mother fuckers! They have just about stopped the stretch from flipping to 12/12 and thats 30 odd days later."

quote from up_in_smoke

**Wobble** · 30-06-12, 09:47 PM

i got a similar problem, breeders claim mainly indica genetics, turns out not..

have had to do some 90 degree training to keep the tips out of the light

seems to work fine :]

**yorkshirebushman** · 30-06-12, 09:51 PM

how thick do i sound, all new to me!!! thanks for that,i check my temps all the time light on its at 26 degrees c and off it never goes below 20 so like you said i probably got a mutant.pegging back sounds like the answer.