Turning pots to keep plants growing straight?

[Griffon]

I was planning on doing a Sea of Green grow. My question is, should I rotate plants at an early age to get them to grow straight? They lean towards the light. Every day I was planning on turning them away from the light so they would stretch back and even themselves out. Bad idea?

 

[ozzydiodude]

Put a fan on them the air movement will strength the stem so the plant will be able to support it self. the air movement will stop the lean toward the light.

 

[Sir_Tokie]

:yeahthat:

 

[blancolighter]

Its good to rotate tho in my book, lets the light hit all sides equally, which it wont do when you start getting out from directly under the light...

 

[Friend-of-a-friend]

I use flouro sidelighting in veg also to srop the lean. If you have enuff lumens on your plants, they shouldnt lean/reach too much.

 

[NorCalHal]

My feeling is if they are leaning twords the light, you either have too many plants ,or need another light.

 

[PencilHead]

I not only rotate everyday, I also reposition. Just seems fair to give everybody the same share of light.

 

[docfishwrinkle]

nor cal & PH both have good points. i used 2 rotate 1/4 turn every day then once a wk rotate plant positions. now i just use more light & more air flow.

 

[chinaman]

rotate 90 degree every watering i water 2-3 times per week in soil and works very nicely


good day

 

[PencilHead]

rotate 90 degree every watering i water 2-3 times per week in soil and works very nicely


good day

Yup. If you've got a repositioning schedule as well, I think it helps in that the girls on the outskirts of the lighting eventually get to the center of the room. I've got widows with huge arse side colas so I blame it on repositioning and rotating.