Stretching
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OldMedUser
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Looks like it but not to worry.
I'd worry more about watering properly. That little sprout already has a 6" tap root if it hasn't already grown into dry medium and died at the tip.
I'd worry more about watering properly. That little sprout already has a 6" tap root if it hasn't already grown into dry medium and died at the tip.
YoZeitgeist
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Phototropism in action my friend, she's simply bending in the direction of the light source. Also you should water more of the surrounding area as the roots seek out water and grow the soil needs to be moist fire their growth.
How high are your lights above your seedlings?
OldMedUser
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Oh yeah. It's not really stretching abnormally. Some go 8" like that and need support to stand but in a couple weeks it looks fine and you want a few inches of space between the leaves and the soil so air can circulate to help prevent fungi and moulds finding a good home and causing stem rot.
Ok, and it was 1 ft from the plants now it’s 8in away and she still keeps bending different ways, I’m not touching it at all
Budzbuddha
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It’s shy
CaliRootz88
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Looks like week 3 and the stretch is coming to a slow. 
It sprouted 4 days agoLooks like week 3 and the stretch is coming to a slow.
OldMedUser
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What are you using for light with it? Something like 9W LED bulbs or older 23W CFLs should be as close as 2 or 3" from the tops to supply enough light and prevent excessive stretching. I use a small light meter on one of those cheap 3-in-1 plant probes to check light intensity from my various light sources. It's not telling me how many lumens exactly but I can tell from the reading if they are getting enough or too much light from a good light source.
No one would think twice about putting their plants and seedlings in a sunny window where the light from that pins the meter full on. I would be alarmed to have that kind of reading in the grow room but they love being under the sun. With mature plants I want to see it hit 1000 - 1500 on the meter under something like my 400W CMH or MH so can position the plants to get adequate light or position sprouts to be in a zone around 500 then move them closer as they mature and can handle more.
With spindly seedlings I like to flick them around once flexible. Enough that they look a little beat up after but by morning they are looking fine and the stem is a little stronger after each slapping around. Some say use a fan to blow them around all the time but that can cause wind burn and dries the soil out to fast. air circulation is needed but not gale force winds.
It’s 80 deg 60 humidity I have them in a little shade not all the way in sun and I only plan to keep them out 3 hours
Should i worry about the purple on the stem if u can see it, cause it’s happening to all of my seedlings idk if it’s the soil or they’re too cold in my closet
YoZeitgeist
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Since your seedling shows no symptoms of stress or nutrient deficiencies it's simply your plant creating a bit of sunblock against UV rays and it's healthy and normal. Marijuana plants will also do this under intense lighting even without UV.
Red stems with yellowing leaves and then brown spots is phosphorus deficiency and occurs in flower phase.
So what you’re saying is I should turn down my led light?
YoZeitgeist
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If your plants are dwelling and aren't bleaching or showing signs of light stress then absolutely not. As long as your plant appears a healthy green, no yellowing, not closing leaves or dry to the touch then a little reddish or purple in the stem is your plant doing what it needs to protect itself just fine.