my stem is lim as spigetti

[liberalpunkmedia]

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?

liberalpunkmedia Reviewed by liberalpunkmedia on 10-23-2006. 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

[NightProwler]

put a stick in next to it and lean it up like a crutch

[Nochowderforyou]

Sounds to me like it has stretched. That happens mostly when there is a lack of light. How much lighting are you running? Plants stems get weak from lack of strength as well. Do you have a fan blowing on your plant to keep things cool? A fan blowing on the plant not only keeps things at a good temp., it also strengthens the stem for the weight in future.

The thing you can do now is get a small stick, and gently tie the plants stem to it to hold it up.

[BobBong]

Oh man at first i thought this thread was going to need moving to the sexuality forum...

Read up on damping-off ( a seedling fungal disease )

By the sounds of it you're stretching.. when you repot you can bury the stem without bending or breaking it up to the first set of leaves.

Bob.

[flamingskullballs]

oh man, i thought what bob thought

and then i thought there would be a crazy picture of a huge bud tied to spaghetti stem

but i was severerly dissappointed

just put the lights closer to the plant, or get stronger lights

[wesley willis]

mine stretched before i tied them both to straws. today i removed them after placing a fan in my closet for several weeks, as well as put them under more light. they can now stand on their own. what kind of lighting are you using?

[the image reaper]

Oh man at first i thought this thread was going to need moving to the sexuality forum...

Read up on damping-off ( a seedling fungal disease )

By the sounds of it you're stretching.. when you repot you can bury the stem without bending or breaking it up to the first set of leaves.

Bob.

no 'limp' jokes, Bob, hurts us old geezers' feelings ...

[BobBong]

no 'limp' jokes, Bob, hurts us old geezers' feelings ...

Of course.. you could try grinding some of these up into your water for your seedling?

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[busteruk7]

fpmsl nice
cheers all

[good ol daze]

same thing happened to me my 1st time. In my case I think it was a combination of 4 things. 1) Light too far away causing stretching...creating 2) a top-heavy seedling...3) high heat, making the young stem buckle, and 4) a fan finally blowing it over.

I staked it with a matchstick (head removed) and loosely tied it until I saw that it could stand on its own again.