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GrowingerFox
GrowingerFoxstarted grow question 2 years ago
I sprayed it with water and the plant fell. In another plant in the same grow room I spotted an insect, I'm not sure what it is. Maybe its related. I decided to put sticky traps and I will wait a little longer before watering. Solved it letting it to lean against a stick.
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Plant. Stem - Weak
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago
OK, this is a two part answer. RN mean Right Now. its an abbreviation. First things first. that insect is known a black thrip. they are pest and you will want to treat them asap before they start to stress out your plant. https://gardenerspath.com/how-to/disease-and-pests/control-thrips/ This is one reference point from googling I found that goes into details about them and how to control them. There are lots of products on how to treat them, your in veg so you can use a lot more then if you where in flower. the 2nd half of this is the plant falling over. It's doing this because the stem is to weak. You need to add in air movement in your room to help strengthen it up. I see you have fans going maybe lower one down a bit more, It could also just be this seed like you where saying at the other ones are fine. Seedlings also stretch like crazy if the light is not close enough. Thus making them top heavy. Supporting it like you have is a good idea, let it thicken up. Don't point the fan directly at it. Point it at a wall in the tent to make some diffused air movement. The plant will bulk up its stem and become very strong to the point it will no longer require its supports and they can then be removed. As for spray the plants try not to do this. Wet leaves that close to the medium can cause some issues and increase the chances of powdery mildew. If the small top layer of soil aorund the plant is dry but under it its wet, you don't need to worry the plant has lots of water and its root system is already as deep as the plant is tall. If you have any other questions use your DM feature. you inbox is the green arrow on the bottom right hand side of the screen. No one gets notified of a reply in this question section of the website, so we don't know if you wrote us back even if you use the "@" tag on their name. Best Of Luck and Happy Growing!
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GrowingerFox
GrowingerFoxanswered grow question 2 years ago
The soil seems dry but if I touch and scratch it with my finger I take dark brown soil and its moist. By the way, what RN means? I cannot find it anywhere on google.
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PTrain
PTrainanswered grow question 2 years ago
Maybe quit spraying the plant itself and just water the medium around it. Soil looks a bit dry. I use a spray bottle just to keep the soil moist always just around the plant for the first couple weeks. Avoid spraying the plant, the water droplets can act as a magnifier for the light on the leaves. Just keep that soil moist RN would be best. IMO
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GrowingerFox
GrowingerFoxanswered grow question 2 years ago
The 280 characters are really limiting, I cannot express myself well. The plant was doing fine. It's 6cm / 2.5inch tall. I've been spraying it with water, not every day, but sometimes. Today I did and the plant instantly fell due to the water drops weight, I helped it letting it to lean against a stick. When I sprayed the other plants (3 of them) this didn't happen, they have stronger stems, they are different strains though. I also have 2 fans at 100cm / 40inch height, an oscillating one of 20W and a fixed one of 12W. I stop them at night. I've found an insect in the other plant I have in the same grow room, I don't know what insect is but for how it looks it might be a fungus gnat or thrip. For what I read fungus gnats can affect the root system and maybe is why has a weak stem. Thrips in the other hand want flowers, but its too early. I'm not sure if its related, but might. I put sticky traps on all plants and I will wait a little longer before watering to avoid the soil too humid. There is a video, the one on the left, also in the diary.
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