my stem is lim as spigetti

[checkmark9]

Plants stems get weak from lack of strength as well.

i thought that was worth quoting

checkmark9 Reviewed by checkmark9 on 10-25-2006. my stem is lim as spigetti i have a nice 2 inch stem on the plant im growing but its limp it wont stand up what did i do wrong and how can i fix it? Rating: 5

[checkmark9]

anyone else think it was funny? eh? eh?

[Tom Green Thumb]

Burying the stem is a good suggestion, but remember to plant her in a deeper pot. When the stem is buried, the roots do not utilize the size of the pot efficiently. Just make sure the pot is a couple inch's deeper and all will be well. Good luck!

TGT

[NeuroGheist]

I'm having the same problem with one of my seedlings as well, right now. It's about 3-4 inches tall, and the two begining serrated leaves, have grown faster than I thought they would. The plant has only been growing for about 4 days, and the serrated leaves are already about a half an inch wide, and about an inch long. And are only destined to get longer in the coming days.

And that's just simply after 4 days of growth. From sprout to veg. growth.

So I believe i'm dealing with a top-heavy plant, here. I've taken a bamboo stick, and placed it in my peat pot (making sure not to damage roots), and propped the plant up against it. Furthermore, lightly tied the base of the stem, to the stick.

I plan on transplanting at 3 weeks of growth, unless I absolutely NEED to switch to growth medium and gallon pots right now. And with the looks of this things growth, i'm guessing that just might end up being the case.

I'm hopeing to see better results in a week. Thus assuming this thing decides to stop growing so fuckin' rapidly, lmfao.

The plant itself looks fairly healthy. Not weak or anything.
It's just tipping, and the top of it is growing faster than expected.