please help my seedlings keep fallin over

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raidercelticfan

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hi all, im new 2 growing from seeds im used 2 clones, my problem is i bought all these high priced beans and they keep fallin over and dien, i can get them 2 germ, they almost all sprout its just when they get about 2-4 inches they fall over and die, ive grew 1 in soil and it made it because i buried it deep after it spouted but it was 2 hard 2 feed in soil i had 2 do it by hand, i use timed flood and drain with my clones and i want 2 be able 2 put my seedlings in with my clones so im growing them in rw, ive put hair pins in the rw 2 hold them up but they still fall, there has 2 be a better way, im running out of beans PLEASE HELP
 
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DylanE

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How far are your lights from the sprouts? If they are too far away, or there is not enough light, they will stretch to reach the light, and not grow properly strengthened.
 
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raidercelticfan

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there 80w i dont know the lumens i bought at home depot there the 1s that say natural day light in the blue box, do you think there strong enough 2 go under my 600 at this age?
 
floydfanx6

floydfanx6

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alsp try adding some blackstrap molasses 2 tablespoons per a gallon,,in veg in makes the stem fatter ,so it wnt fall over anymore,and in flowering it produced resin..buy grandmas molasses with the yellow label i think its called unsulphered or something they have this brand everywhere its like 4 bucks,,,u should always water,feed,water,feed,water,feed, ect....and and the molasses everytime u feed
cheers good luck
 
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letsgrow

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How can you be a raider and celtic fan...ha...that has to be breaking some law...anyways hopefully it is a cool bulb that can be right at two inches or so....I have only used my 400 mh and this has never been a issue....But something a friend told me is from the time they stand on there own till the day they are to strong to bend you should bend the stems back and fourth gently when you visit them...this is also on nirvana's site and I believe it helps...Every time I go to my room I bend them all for a few seconds each....good luck
 
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floydfanx6

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u can put them under the 600 just make sure the top of the plant are comfortable enough to leave yr hand there the hole day,not too hot
 
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Lord Dangly Bits

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raidercelticfan said:
hi all, im new 2 growing from seeds im used 2 clones, my problem is i bought all these high priced beans and they keep fallin over and dien, i can get them 2 germ, they almost all sprout its just when they get about 2-4 inches they fall over and die, ive grew 1 in soil and it made it because i buried it deep after it spouted but it was 2 hard 2 feed in soil i had 2 do it by hand, i use timed flood and drain with my clones and i want 2 be able 2 put my seedlings in with my clones so im growing them in rw, ive put hair pins in the rw 2 hold them up but they still fall, there has 2 be a better way, im running out of beans PLEASE HELP
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I would say you have a bulb that is the incorrect light spectrum. As far as keeping the seedlings from falling over, take a straw cut it to the length needed, split it length wise, open it up place seedling inside straw, push it 1/4" down and walla, stays up right.
 
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raidercelticfan

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raiders/celtics/red sox fan born and raised, my family moved from boston to the bay before i was born i wasent allowed 2 like any other teams, im going 2 try the molasses thing and bending them thanks you guys
 
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