HELP!! I think shes gotten too big!

[newbgrowing]

My plant is an indoor grow and in a small grow box. It vegged for about 5.5 weeks, now flowering for about 1.5 weeks. Showed pistils about 5 days ago. Since i started the 12/12 lighting schedule the plant grew a lot more than i expected. The tops of the plant are now getting close to the light and top of my grow box. What should/can i do? Do i need to build a new box (i rather not)? Help me please.

 

[GreenLungs27]

Looks like they stretched for the light a lot. Next time do some LST to keep them low. If I was in your shoes i would make a new box and add some more cfls to the sides. The bottom leaves look like they need some light. Good luck man.

 

[moash]

My plant is an indoor grow and in a small grow box. It vegged for about 5.5 weeks, now flowering for about 1.5 weeks. Showed pistils about 5 days ago. Since i started the 12/12 lighting schedule the plant grew a lot more than i expected. The tops of the plant are now getting close to the light and top of my grow box. What should/can i do? Do i need to build a new box (i rather not)? Help me please.

when put into flower the plant doubles in size.....
lst it now and continue ur grow

 

[newbgrowing]

Looks like they stretched for the light a lot. Next time do some LST to keep them low. If I was in your shoes i would make a new box and add some more cfls to the sides. The bottom leaves look like they need some light. Good luck man.

Lights were always kept about 3 inches away from the plant. And the plant is LST'd it would be about 6-7 in taller if it was straight .

 

[newbgrowing]

when put into flower the plant doubles in size.....
lst it now and continue ur grow

I thought that LST during flower will stress out the plant too much? cause if not i will def do that!

 

[moash]

I thought that LST during flower will stress out the plant too much? cause if not i will def do that!

it will be fine
thats ur best bet....i mean,unless u wanna build another box

 

[newbgrowing]

Thanks for the help! I love this site!

 

[moash]

Thanks for the help! I love this site!

no prob
fire in the hole

 

[Jaiixd]

you can do some things to make it bush out such as the LST you shoulda but a little shelf in so the branches could grow up through them and branch off different ways..might as well let them bud now

 

[GreenLungs27]

Yeah I continue to LST throughout flower to keep an even canopy and get maximum light penetration. The only reason I would add more lights is because cfls do not penetrate very deep at all. Keep us posted on what you do.

 

[newbgrowing]

I went ahead and tied down 4 of the main tops. Im gona leave the lights as they are now mainly because of a cost issue, but hopefully for the next grow i will have another set of lights. I checked on them a couple hours and they already started to turn up towards they light.