Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy )

can this be done on a new plant, seedling just got second set of leaves, got bent and maybe broken stem... I use hydro. just wondering? thanks

keep this thread going and vote to make it sticky these are the thread newbies need..

redponee2 said:

can this be done on a new plant, seedling just got second set of leaves, got bent and maybe broken stem... I use hydro. just wondering? thanks

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I dont know about hydro my man ,

I guess if you can find a way to lower your stem through your rockwool cubes and pebbles then it would work , but idk , i dont grow hydro

kevin murphy said:

keep this thread going and vote to make it sticky these are the thread newbies need..

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Its already a sticky my man ....

or google LST

View attachment 1742124 i think this is the Newbie mistake you needed a picture for! I'm so lost, i always seem to learn something new about this

I am growing from seed for the first time,as i've always used clones.Can you tell me if 24 hours of continuous light is ok for seedlings?I've always gone 24 hours with cuttings,but have never done seeds before.Thanx.

StrangeStranger said:

View attachment 1742124 i think this is the Newbie mistake you needed a picture for! I'm so lost, i always seem to learn something new about this

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what is that plant?

Great info but does if affect the overall growth of the plant

heinrichs said:

I am growing from seed for the first time,as i've always used clones.Can you tell me if 24 hours of continuous light is ok for seedlings?I've always gone 24 hours with cuttings,but have never done seeds before.Thanx.

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24hrs is fine ,

but i prefer the 18/6 cycle

SweetestCheeba said:

Great info but does if affect the overall growth of the plant

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No it does not

New roots will form on the stem you buried

godbless said:

what is that plant?

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Id like to know also lol

hows u goten mate all well mate

Hey everyone, I need someone's help. My weed plants keep dying and they seem like after 3 weeks they stop growing a shrivel up, Im down to my last two strands and one is looking like it may go. Please help me

Mr.weedman88 said:

Hey everyone, I need someone's help. My weed plants keep dying and they seem like after 3 weeks they stop growing a shrivel up, Im down to my last two strands and one is looking like it may go. Please help me

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How often do you water ?

Lights , hps / cfl`s / flouros , what light cycle

Soil or hydro , nutes , ect

Need more info to help you out better my man

very helpful post. my first time plants are about 2 weeks into flowering but damnit they are almost 4 ft tall in my house! lol. i remember when i started em i actually had to support the stems. but the re-bury is good info for my new seedlings! just pen my 4 flors. about 2 inches from em and hope for the best! thanks goten!

Goten!!! I plant as much of my tomato seedling underground as I can either straight down or by using a trench and training the tip back up. The result is huge root structures due to tomaters having stems covered with initial/primordial roots. That's tomato 101.I have not tried it with weed as the basic rule of thumb for most plants of any species is to NEVER cover the stem with dirt or mulch due to rotting issues.

Have you ever tried planting deeply even if the seedling were not leggy Does it work with hardwood stem as well as softwood. Do you think if I plucked all the leaves and stems off a say 15 inch plant except the terminal node the plant would develop roots along it's entire length?? If it works as well as you say (and I sure have no reason to doubt) then the potential is huge. To get roots down deeply early in the season outdoors would just keep them down with all the moisture when the summer temps take off and would make much better use of watering.

I have not had a crop since 1984 but the kids are gone and I can dive back in. I can't plant indoors quite yet but I might try testing your idea. It's slicker than snot on glass my friend. I am gonna go smoke a bone turn the compost pile and contemplate this.

You dont want to bury half your plant just to get roots , it will not work

This is really just for young plants / seedlings that are stretched

I have some tall mothers that will be getting this treatment, though they are going in the soil a good 6-12".

Thats too bad Goten. If they workied in the same fashion as tomaters I think I would be a happy guy. How much of a leggy seedling would you rebury? Have you tried buring a plant more deeply that you should have? I would think putting six inches under new soil would be asking for trouble. Mayby scarify one side and treat with rooting hormone. Personally I think if you tried planting a leggy seedling as deeply as six inches rot would just about be a sure thing.
Thanks for the input and I gonna try a few ways to get the roots deeper without causing rot. Rock on!!

This is a really great Informative thread thanks for the info Goten!

This thread is legit. I had one stem that literally stretched overnight to seven inches, almost eight, from the soil to the cotyledons. It was spectacular, really; I was sad to re-bury it, and sadder still that i didn't get pictures

Thank you for your post.It's useful for me