the stem bent...

[dryst]

the stem bent all the way down so that the leave are in the dirt...i was transplanting it into its final pot yesterday and i guess i hit the stem on accident....the plants young...only about 4 days old and the stem was already fucked due to stretching...o i left it hoping it would just come back it self after a few hours of light...i looked at it this morning and its still in the dirt but the whole top just like shifted its position towards the light.....i was wodnering if its ghonna stay like this or is the stem gonne repair itself?

dryst Reviewed by dryst on 08-01-2006. the stem bent... the stem bent all the way down so that the leave are in the dirt...i was transplanting it into its final pot yesterday and i guess i hit the stem on accident....the plants young...only about 4 days old and the stem was already fucked due to stretching...o i left it hoping it would just come back it self after a few hours of light...i looked at it this morning and its still in the dirt but the whole top just like shifted its position towards the light.....i was wodnering if its ghonna stay like Rating: 5

[iwantFUEGO]

you SHOULD have proped it up with a toothpick or something.

but yeah its very possible for your plant to spring back to life.

infact, plants that go thru stress while theyre young will grow up to be extra strong!

[dryst]

well thats good cause lately i been stressin the hell outta them...

[slowthestone]

If it pinched anywhere...prognosis: not good.

[dryst]

the plant is still growing...it only has its first set of nodes but the stem is bent down and the leaves are growing towards the light now...

[dryst]

how do i use a toothpick to prop it up?

[Dutch Pimp]

the plant is still growing...it only has its first set of nodes but the stem is bent down and the leaves are growing towards the light now...

The stronger the light the faster the recovery. This is where 52k lumens comes in handy.

[slowthestone]

how do i use a toothpick to prop it up?

Push the tooth pick in right next to the sprout. Use another twopick to carefully raise the sprout up and utilize its nearest leave to brace it up.

Or..

Carefully raise it, eyeball where the toothpick has to go to be in place to brace the sprout with a leaf when you release it.

[dryst]

the leaves are taller than the toothpick...like i said it had already stretched alot..

[BukDatAss]

I tried this and it worked!!!! If the toothpick dosnt work well then get a fat straw (MC Deez) and cut it down the middle then CAREFULLY open it up and gently put the stem in between the straw. Make sure you leave it long enough to place some of the straw in the soil for support. You also have to be very carefull when u remove it cause that can slice your stem up.