Managing the Stretch (Weeks 1–3)
Height control through a light ramp and generative steering, so the canopy fills the room instead of the lights.
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The plant goes vertical
In the first three weeks the plant redirects energy upward: internodes elongate and height can double. This is the vegetative burst inside the flowering photoperiod, and your objective is to shape it — set the final canopy by the end of week 3, keep the tops even, and begin loading bud sites at every node.
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