weak stem

skunk3031

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I am growing 4 super skunk seeds right now under a flouro light... Three of the plans are growing straight up and great. They are about 4 or 5 inches tall right now. One of the plants has fallen over, how do I get the stems to be stronger? Also I have just been giving them water with no chemicals in it, should I start giving them some high acid food? and when should I put them under my hps lights? I feel like an idiot asking all these ?'s but I want to do everything perfect
 

howhighru

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you need a FAN blowing on them @ all times, thats why the stem is weak. and NO nutes until they are 3-4 weeks old
 

sogbunn

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fans, stakes, crushing ur stems.... they all help and together will make for a force not to be wreckin with...

and ull nvr have perfect... the more u worry bout beenin a doctor and concentrating on fixin lil things like 1 leaf that is going yellow on ur 10 week old plant, the more damge u can create...
 
I am growing 4 super skunk seeds right now under a flouro light... Three of the plans are growing straight up and great. They are about 4 or 5 inches tall right now. One of the plants has fallen over, how do I get the stems to be stronger? Also I have just been giving them water with no chemicals in it, should I start giving them some high acid food? and when should I put them under my hps lights? I feel like an idiot asking all these ?'s but I want to do everything perfect
Don't feel like an idiot, thats how one learns by asking questions! Take something that can be formed like a metal clothes hanger and fashion a loop at one end but don't close the loop. Place it next to your seedling/plant then gently place the stem into the unclosed loop. That will help support it. Place a fan oscillating on low speed. That will help strengthen the plants just like the wind does when plants are outdoors. Use a pair of medical like gloves, tweezers or at the very least, wash your hands with anti bacterial soap before handling the seedling. Also a simple trick we do at the lab is to just uproot the seedling very gently and reposition it deeper into the soil!

Peace,
Autoflowerchild
 
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