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Thanks, will give it a shotNope they won't dampen off unless your medium is totally soaked all the time. Plant them deep. Seriously. Chop off the bottom half of the plant and bury it up to the first node you left halfway up the plant. And then give them a good watering or feeding whatever your on. Then leave it for a few days before watering again.... Seriously i almost guarantee it won't even feel it. It's getting a hair cut pal, they love it
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This is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,
After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high
But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem
You do not want your soil wet when you do this
its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier
After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots
After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot
you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes
so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in
position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at
i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,
after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water
the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots
your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this
just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots
Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems
hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem
remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
Looks normalSorry for this question... first time growing and grower.. would anyone let me know if this is considered long stretchy? Also it's like day 3 from breaking through soil..
Thanks.. the leaves are curling under and looks like starting to lean a little.. normal? Here's another picture about 4-5 hrs laterLooks normal
Light to far from seedlingThanks my man ,
iv just seen to many of those long stretchy seedlings and people asking why its doing that
so i figured i would just start a simple easy thread ya know ...
Couldnt uThis is just to show you how easy it is to bury those long stretchy stems ,
After you replant them make sure you lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
I do not have a pic of one of those seedlings with the long ass stem reaching for a light that's 2ft high
But i got this one that i internally let slightly stretch a little , you can see the slight stretch at the bottom of the stem
You do not want your soil wet when you do this
its best for the soil to be dry so the extra soil will come off the roots easier
After you take your plant out , GENTLY break lose the soil from around the roots
After you got the excess soil off the roots , put some soil back in the bottom of your cup or pot
you dont want to put your plant right in with the roots hitting the bottom of your cup because you dont want the chance for the roots to grow out the drain holes
so put some soil in the bottom first then put your seedling back in
position your seedling at desired height for your stem to be buried at
i would bury all the way up to the Cotyledon leaves ,
after your have replanted and buried your stem you can then give it just A LITTLE bit of water
the part of the stem that you buried will eventually start to grow roots
your plant will pretty much not go into shock at all from this
just make sure your gentle when your braking the lose soil off the roots
Like i said this is not a bad stretchy plant but the same principle applies with those long ass stretchy stems
hope this helps you all that has the long stretchy seedling stem problem
remember to lower your lights so they wont continue to stretch
Love it. Excellent use of space.I have cups about half full. If they stretch I put them closer to the light. Also I can just add more soil. I have the cups ( about 40 ) hanging from my clone closet wall. If the sprouts start leaning sideways, I just give the cups a small turn..as they are on an angle and the weight of the sprout will bring them back to center. The cups with a coke bottle work as a humidity chamber and will steam up by themselves.
I rewash the cups and bottles and reuse them.
I have a humidity dome and heating pad with thermostat and I have found the cup method to work better for me. All clones and seedlings don't have the same needs, this "cup way" I can give them more or less light, nutes, heat, soil to one plant at a time as needed.
After about five days I take the cap off the bottles so they can harden up slowly.
When the plants look like they are ready , I take the bottle off.
This is a cheap way of doing it, no plugs to buy. And it's a great space saver.
I do this now as a matter of course. Start off with only half a cup and top-up if she stretches. Works every time. It achieves the OP's objective and satisfies all those who think they are likely to damage those tiny roots by lifting them out and replacing them.nice, i actually plant my clones / seeds with 1/2 the pot empty in case i have to add soil. Same thing as your doing but not transplanting.