What do you do when your baby falls over?

[Tead]

I have a very young seedling in a bubbler. She's fairly stretched, and she fell over... I think just due to the plant mass.

So, the question is, should I stake or string her back up to a verticle position, or should I just let her find her own way?

Thanks!

 

[Tead]

hmmmm... so now, a few hours later, the plant is looking wilted and the stem seems much weaker.
Houston, we have a problem!

Seems like my only option would be to do a system flush.
CRAP!

Cheers

 

[happiehippie]

do you have pictures?..I got a little fellow that recently did that......i proped it up with a hemp sticks like an indian "T-pee" and a coupke strings ........but deffentaly want to prop her up deppending on HOW high she is...how tall is she in inches........how far is you light from her........and if there is a heating pad under her...it may stretch her out a bit also......sounds like a lot of stuff...but the more info the better......hope this helps brother , ...good luck man......PEACE

 

[Tead]

Sorry for the quality... had to use my cheesy camera phone.

Cheers

 

[happiehippie]

looks like the light was too high......with just one of those"PIG TAIL" light bulbs , you need to be about 3-4 inches.....thats what does it for me.

 

[Tead]

I could have moved the lights down, but I was sprouting it in a different setup that had lights right down on it. I thought it had stacked up enough to put in the larger light cabinet. It stood up for a couple of days, then fell over, then today the stem looks "wilty".
I'll move a light way down and see if it perks up at all.

If that's the problem, it sure seems like a major newbie move. I feel somewhat ashamed.

Cheers!

 

[Tead]

An update..... The stem has plucked up a bit. She's no longer laying on the gound and has lifted her head a bit.

Hopefully, this trend will continue!

Thanks for you input happiehippie. I think you may have quickly put your finger on the issue. Of course, it could be some other random issue, but the cure to the issue you suggested seems to be working. I might consider boosting the overall lumens on my cabinet. I'm learning that hydro is largly a matter of finely controlling the available variables (light/temp/neuts/ph/mood of the godz). If one variable swings out of control, it can cause multiple issues in the other variables. Alas I ramble... anyway, thanks happiehippie.

I'll keep a tight eye on it and snap some photos in the morning.

Cheers

 

[happiehippie]

no problem man.....anytime.....................PEACE

 

[Tead]

Another update

She's popping right back up. Looks like she may recover just fine.

Cheers

 

[L8tNightSkunk]

good to hear everything is back on track

 

[Tead]

She live! Perked right back up!

Cheers