# Plant growing but not growing tall **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Cycle\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909 "2021-02-17T01:15:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rchsonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Rchsonia](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Rchsonia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/1 "2021-02-17T01:15:53Z")
My plant staying short, there is very little space between nodes, other than that she seems healthy. She’s 25 days old, the leaves have seven blades and she’s around 5 inches. Is this a lighting issue? Thank you in advance for your help. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyRock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/phillyrock/32/373197_2.png) [@PhillyRock](https://ilgmforum.com/u/PhillyRock)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/2 "2021-02-17T01:20:29Z")
A photograph would better help answer your question. Can’t tell unless people actually see the problem. Sometimes it’s a lighting issue, but not always. If you want to encourage your plants to stretch you need to raise the light higher. If you have another issue just an explanation won’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Rchsonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Rchsonia](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Rchsonia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/4 "2021-02-17T01:35:20Z")
It’s not letting me put a picture it keeps sending other pictures, I’ll try a little later. ---
**Author:** ![Zacuriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Zacuriah](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Zacuriah)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/5 "2021-02-17T01:37:20Z")
What type of light? How far away do you have it? What type of media are you in? What strain is the plant? ---
**Author:** ![Rchsonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Rchsonia](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Rchsonia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/6 "2021-02-17T02:26:35Z")
LEDs, their 26 inches away. The media is a plug in clay pebbles and it’s a mystery seed it could be chemdawg, deadhead og or guava 2.0. ---
**Author:** ![Rchsonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Rchsonia](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Rchsonia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/7 "2021-02-17T04:27:35Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/8/f/b8fd0cc919a268c32f5e8fd3d977fc3abc82af15.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PhillyRock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/phillyrock/32/373197_2.png) [@PhillyRock](https://ilgmforum.com/u/PhillyRock)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/8 "2021-02-17T05:03:30Z")
It looks like you’re running hydroponics. Have you looked at root structure and growth? If you’re not seeing any increase in rootball or length I’d worry. But if you’re watching the roots form and you’re only lacking top growth I wouldn’t be too concerned. ---
**Author:** ![dbrn32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dbrn32/32/533801_2.png) [@dbrn32](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dbrn32)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-growing-but-not-growing-tall/62909/9 "2021-02-17T05:25:36Z")
A lot of blue light and/or very high light intensity can make them grow like that. Not 100% sure that is your problem, but what kind of light are you using and how close is it?