alternating nodes

themink86 · Feb 8, 2009

i am starting my 8th node and they are still not alternating...whats going on here?
i got 400 watts going to them including a 250 MH

gogrow · Feb 8, 2009

themink86 said:
i am starting my 8th node and they are still not alternating...whats going on here?
i got 400 watts going to them including a 250 MH

well, are you flowering??? if not, then you shouldnt be seeing alternating nodes...

jondoe · Feb 8, 2009

gogrow said:
well, are you flowering??? if not, then you shouldnt be seeing alternating nodes...

maybe a dumb question but what the hell is alternating nodes?
:wall:

gogrow · Feb 8, 2009

jondoe said:
maybe a dumb question but what the hell is alternating nodes?

when the branches on either side dont line up; they're staggered.... if that makes any sense :-P

jondoe · Feb 8, 2009

gogrow said:
when the branches on either side dont line up; they're staggered.... if that makes any sense

ok thanks,yes it does clear it up

spike1499 · Feb 8, 2009

gogrow said:
well, are you flowering??? if not, then you shouldnt be seeing alternating nodes...

if you go 12/12 befor the plant is mature this is true on the other hand if you veg a plant long enough into maturity pre-flowers and alternate nodes are plenty to be seen. this you would normaly find after 7-10 weeks veg strain dependent

growem green--------------spike.

gogrow · Feb 8, 2009

spike1499 said:
if you go 12/12 befor the plant is mature this is true on the other hand if you veg a plant long enough into maturity pre-flowers and alternate nodes are plenty to be seen. this you would normaly find after 7-10 weeks veg strain dependent

growem green--------------spike.

true; but i didnt address that as he is "working on his 8th node"... its not really old to be matured to the point of preflowering... good info though

goldrush · Feb 8, 2009

i've noticed this on clones, but on seeded plants the nodes align.

themink86 · Feb 8, 2009

alright so nobody knows how many nodes it takes to get to the alternating nodes then

Hedgehunter · Feb 8, 2009

themink86 said:
alright so nobody knows how many nodes it takes to get to the alternating nodes then

you need to flower it mate ?!

themink86 · Feb 8, 2009

ive been reading that you shouldn't flower until the nodes start alternating for maximum yield and thc

murika · Mar 31, 2014

I think it just depends on the plant I have 16 I started all at once. 9 weeks into veg and only one plant has alternating nodes.it has 13 nodes and number 11 is where it stars alternating

Shaded420 · Mar 31, 2014

I have 2-3 week old seedlings that have had alternating nodes right from the start...I think it's more strain dependent than anything else.

SableZen · Mar 31, 2014

themink86 said:
alright so nobody knows how many nodes it takes to get to the alternating nodes then

Out of 3 different strains I've got going, 2 of the strains were alternating by the second week I would guess (which I thought was unusual). But 1 of the strains still isn't alternating after 5 weeks... it just seems really variable.

kryptoniteglo · Mar 31, 2014

It's strain dependent…I've got a God's Gift at 6 weeks that has just started alternating nodes, but my Pennywise of the same age hasn't. Jillybean started alternating at 6 weeks.

These are all sativa-indica hybrids. If you've got a purer sativa, it might take longer.

GreatwhiteNorth · Mar 31, 2014

murika said:
I think it just depends on the plant I have 16 I started all at once. 9 weeks into veg and only one plant has alternating nodes.it has 13 nodes and number 11 is where it stars alternating

You do know you're talking to a guy whom hasn't logged in here in 5 years ? :roll:

jimmer6577 · Mar 31, 2014

themink86 said:
alright so nobody knows how many nodes it takes to get to the alternating nodes then

Thats like the owl asking how many licks to the center. The plant will start alternating nodes when it's mature or forced to flower as mentioned. This time is strain dependent, but somewhere between 4-8 weeks it will happen naturally. If you document your info about this you can help the next person.

kryptoniteglo · Mar 31, 2014

GreatwhiteNorth said:
You do know you're talking to a guy whom hasn't logged in here in 5 years ?

Ha! I totally missed that! I sure hope his nodes are alternating by now…LOL

kmog33 · Mar 31, 2014

GreatwhiteNorth said:
You do know you're talking to a guy whom hasn't logged in here in 5 years ?

Lol

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murika · Apr 8, 2014

GreatwhiteNorth said:
You do know you're talking to a guy whom hasn't logged in here in 5 years ?

nah i dont pay attention to that but its all good

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