seedling came out sideways/leaning/isnt supporting itself well

strawberry haze seed, been in soil for 10 days. it sprouted from the soil slower than the other seeds i germinated and planted. recently i noticed the bottom of the stem coming out of the soil was coming out at almost a 90 degree angle, and then sort of straightens out towards the light. the stem is still pretty thin, and it seems to be having a tough time holding the wait of the leaves. it seems to be healthy and the leaves seem fine. should i try to prop it up a little with a little stick and tape or something, or should i just let it go and strengthen on its own? took a couple pictures but all i have is a blackberry and the pics came out nearly worthless. any help would be appreciated
 

heathaa

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its called stretching. the lights arent close enough and the plant is "reaching" for the light and it cant hold its self up. the best thing to to is take a cup of dirt and sprinkle it around the base and softly pat it down just an extra quarter inch to hold it up. to tie it up at this stage would be too much for one the plant is real fragile but mainly cuz its grows so fast you would have to keep retying it. give it some dirt for support and it will root itself better and you will be fine. depending on your lights you should move them accordingly so your plants dont stretch. if they are cfls they should be about 3 inches away
 
its not stretching the seedling came out sideways. the t5 lighting is at most 2 inches away.........lol the 1 inch tall plant thats all stretched out......... THANKS MONKZ....... thats basically what i figured, just wanted some assurance.... ++
 
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