hola everyone.... i have two plants growing currently, they're about 2 weeks old and have some nice looking leaves, but i woke up this morning and it appears that the leaves are possibly too heavy for the stems. like, they're weighing them down. should i tie the plants to a toothpick or just leave them alone to sort themselves out? thanks in advance for your help!
no, do nothing. seriously. at 2 weeks its too early to mess with em. the stems will strengthin on thier own. any prop or tie will just let them continue to be weak. and fans are over-rated.
Yeah. <edit> Let me clarify a bit. Prop them up. They are probably a bit far from the light source and stretching. By not proping them up the stem will keep getting longer and you risk damping off. Keep in mind propping as opposed to tying. a long twist tie with a "U" at the top to rest the seedling in will work fine. When transplainting comes around you can bury more of the stem and the plant will form adventitious roots from the area buried. You can sometimes see these in a very humid climate. As for a fan: There is no need to blast them but after some leaves are formed the plant needs to breath (think co2 especially indoors) AND the gentle movement of the wind breaks the microfibers and strengthens the plant. Light, Water, Air = good healthy plants Or take the passive approach and hope for the best. Whew.
Toothpick. If they get the droops when a bit larger I've always liked shish kabob skewers or chopsticks. A light breeze (fan) is always good.
thanks for the help everyone. i did prop it up but i'm not gonna do much else, as long as it's still alive. i mean, they've been growing for zillions of years without any human help.
Outdoors yes. But indoors you are mother nature. If you do not actively provide the ideal environment you will be rewarded with dead plants, poor results and a wasted effort. Besides its fun to garden in general.
Agree ^. Be careful with any fans n not t put them t low down, did it once only t find half my leaves had been turned over. Are ya using sodium light by any chance? If so try adding n actinic or a blue clf light. As a rule ya using red as the main growing light n blue t stop them getting leggy.
Hey All How close is to close for my light source its a single bulb grow light (im not doing a big OP) anyway ive notice my stems seemed a little stretched as well as starting to sort of twist any idead on how close my light should be its about 2 feet from them now and Oh I forgot to mention they are a week old and already 3 in's high with 4 leaves so far still early Thx in advance
Depends on the type of light and wattage. You should be able to comfortably hold the back of your hand under the buld without getting too hot.
