I didnt know it was this easy to mess up!!

[soundslikewill]

Ok so my sprout is at Day 8 and it was looking pretty healthy, but I put an oscillating fan on last night and I wake up this morning and it's toppled over! I put some pieces of pearlite underneath it to support it a little. It's not dead but I don't know what to do to save my little guy!!!any ideas?

soundslikewill Reviewed by soundslikewill on 12-15-2006. I didnt know it was this easy to mess up!! Ok so my sprout is at Day 8 and it was looking pretty healthy, but I put an oscillating fan on last night and I wake up this morning and it's toppled over! I put some pieces of pearlite underneath it to support it a little. It's not dead but I don't know what to do to save my little guy!!!any ideas? Rating: 5

[Weedhound]

stake it somehow. It it isn't dead it should come back unless the stem is snapped--and even then they are fairly hardy.

PS LOVE that statement.....when I started I didn't know it was this easy to mess up either.....

[MisterE]

I've used a little bendy twist-tie from a bread bag before. I just bend it into a little "U" to let the stem lean on it a little, and poke it down into the grow medium (not deep, just enough). Usually after a day or two it's not leaning anymore.

[soundslikewill]

Well it's like brown and completely toppled over but its still connected its not severed.

[Weedhound]

hmmm don't like the brown part....Definitely stake it up.....treat it gently....pray.....

[soundslikewill]

i stood it up the best i could with the medium its growing in. i hope it makes it

[harris7]

you dont need a fan on at that stage. just fan them with somthing a few times a day to build up stem stiffness.

you can consider adding more soil to support the stem.

[dutch.lover]

not to be negative or anything, but your seedling might have dampened off (is that what you call it?)...meaning the soil was too moist for too long and it caused the stem near the top of the soil to rot- hence causing your plant to fall over. i hope for your sake it's not, because your plant will die, but too wet of soil is a good thing to look out for in the future.

[Weedhound]

good point dutch lover!

[dutch.lover]

haha thanks. i only know about dampening off cause the first time i sprouted seeds, they stretched like crazy and toppled over- i was freaking out thinking they had all dampened off...but luckily they didn't. lol.