So I’m starting my second batch for my grow inside, to be transplanted outside eventually. (I have my first batch growing in my garden, and they’re doing great!) but the first issue I had was leggy seedlings. They’re around a week old, and the light is around 16 hours a day 8 hours off. The light is about a foot above them, but not very powerful. I just ordered a new light around 1000W, I was going to try the same light cycle and see if that fixes it. Any advice? Thanks!!
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Dropping the lights down should help with the stretch, bury the stems deeper when you transplant.
Actual wattage is probably far less then stated 1000w
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What kind of light is it. Most are not as stated but about 10 to 20% of what they say for power. 1000w is actually between 1 and 300w depending on the brand. Looks like light can be turned up a bit or lowered a bit.
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For seedlings like in those pics, how deep can you re-plant them – for example, when seedlings like that are transplanted, can they safely have 1/2 the exposed stem buried, or 3/4 of the stem buried? Or does that kill the plant? I’m thinking about how when I plant baby tomato plants I bury them almost completely and just have a few leaves poking up because a tomato plant grows roots out of the side of the buried portion of stem. Would be great if the same thing happens with weed.
I bury them at least half way. Works fine for me. An like!e you I do the same to my tomato plants.
I always bury my cannabis plants up to the bottom node when transplanting to help manage height. It works fine.
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Thanks both – very helpful! This forum is the best 
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I buried my last stretchy girls up to the cots on @MidwestGuy advice, worked out great!