Well atleast we all know what happens when you put gel on the plant above the soil. I would see if you can bring them back to life. That should be fun while you start more. It is to bad but some times we learn the vital knowledge from mistakes. How was it applied and how much is damaged. We will help ya bring them back. The genetics are still there and you can still make a viable mother. Sometimes stress causes shorter internode lenght as seeen on regenerates. Oh for some reason I did not see the pictures. Man bring them back around. You can't give up on family. Think of what they were going to do for you. I would trim the dead parts off while not cutting the fresh leaf.

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