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lt1jerome
lt1jeromestarted grow question 4 years ago
What am I doing wrong. This is day 12, I moved it to the larger pot on day 8 which i think was too early. Should I prop it up with a stick and hope for the best? This is obviously my first grow. Any help is appreciated.
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Plant. Stem - Weak
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msasharae97
msasharae97answered grow question 4 years ago
do you have a fan blowing on him to help with strengthing? id say prop him up and have a breeze on him so he does a little "happy dance". should perk up quickly.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
after i submitted, i could read the others... they are smart... filling way better than a x-plant, if possible.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Looks like a combination of issues, but you'll have to decipher what relates to your context. A bit stretched out -- lanky stem, gets weak, gets pale from too much growth too fast trying to reach light (not from pic, but just a common thing, i can't see pic clearly enough to assess this for certain) -- solution is more intense light, but don't go overboard.. trial and error until you find that happy zone of growth and internodal spacing along stem. A bit dry? Letting substrate get dry on top is a good habit, but don't let it dry out too much, especially with a seedling. Normally you let soil dry top 1-2" or so and irrigate the pot fully with 20% runoff. This avoid buildup and the wet-dry cycle keeps your roots healthier and plenty of O2 (roots need o2). If you are doing that, nevermind about this, but while it's a tiny plant with tiny roots, may want to re-water when top .5" is dry or surface changes color etc... (if coco coir, tad sooner on both accounts.. seedling i'd water when top is changing color, not 1" deep.. maybe .5-1" deep when mature in coco as it holds less water than peat/soil.) You can definitely prop it up.. if it becomes too much of a problem and it is healhty again, you can also try a transplant and bury the stem bit more. Typically you'd just bury that jiffy puck a bit more if it stretches at germination. I'll use some toothpicks with a bit of tape to create a ledge for it to rest in that nook. all sorts of ways to do it. but, apply more intense light, keep it a bit more hydrated, if i was right above, That will help the stem thicken up and the water will maintain consistent hydrostatic pressure within the plant.
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HeavyHittah
HeavyHittahanswered grow question 4 years ago
Add more soil . So the stem is buried. The stem will then produce roots once it's under the soil and will also prop the seedling up .
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Justa_Retard
Justa_Retardanswered grow question 4 years ago
Fill the pot up with more grow medium, as much as you can fit in there. It'll fix the issue for now. - Get a fan and lower your light. The fan will do the same job as the wind would have outside, and help strengthen the stem so it can carry its own weight. Lowering the light, with stop it from stretching as much as it's doing right now. Careful with the fan tho.. Since it's such a thin stretched stem, it might hurt it. So don't point it directly at it at first.. Just enough so you can see it "sway in the wind". Once the stem grows thicker, you can point the fan more directly at it. - It should hopefully fix the issue permanently, unless something else is going on as well.
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CheckThoseTrichs
CheckThoseTrichsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Heya bud, If it were my plant I would try to replant it so half that stem is covered instead of propping it up. It is lanky like that because it is stretching for more light. Try moving your light source closer to the plant as well to prevent stretching. Good luck!
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