Seedling Stem Damage

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Will5437

Active Member
Hello Guys
My friend had a little accident with his grow. He had a CFL fall on a seedling stem, crushing it, and leaving it white and flat. The leaf is still green, however, I am worried that it is not getting nutrients through it. Will the stem repair itself like with super cropping? Can I cut the stem above the damaged area, and attempt to clone the seedling?
Thanks for your help guys.

PS, I am foilar feeding it with a very low concentration nute solution with water.
 
Beansly

Beansly

RIU Bulldog
no dude, don't try and clone it...
I did the same thing earlier this week but I actually broke the stem clear in half. It was only hanging on by the outer plant dermis. CAREFULLY, I tied the plant to a toothpick with sewing thread, and the weigh of the plant held it upright. I had to leave it inside for a few days afterward so no wind would blow it over, but eventually it fused back together and I only lost about 2 days of growth.
Basically my answer is to find a way to hold the stem together where it broke/kinked. If it's broke so much that it's limp, you have to find a way to hold it straight up. You gonna have to use a little "prison sense" and craftiness to figure it out but it's not hard. If you don't want to be a McGuiver in the future, they have special plant mending tape for horticulturists but I can't find a link. Ask your hydro store owner.
 
redeye75

redeye75

Active Member
What he said..

Beansly said:
no dude, don't try and clone it...
I did the same thing earlier this week but I actually broke the stem clear in half. It was only hanging on by the outer plant dermis. CAREFULLY, I tied the plant to a toothpick with sewing thread, and the weigh of the plant held it upright. I had to leave it inside for a few days afterward so no wind would blow it over, but eventually it fused back together and I only lost about 2 days of growth.
Basically my answer is to find a way to hold the stem together where it broke/kinked. If it's broke so much that it's limp, you have to find a way to hold it straight up. You gonna have to use a little "prison sense" and craftiness to figure it out but it's not hard. If you don't want to be a McGuiver in the future, they have special plant mending tape for horticulturists but I can't find a link. Ask your hydro store owner.
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Will5437

Active Member
Hmm, I agree totally, but what I am worried about is that the stem might be damaged to the point that nutrients/water arent going up to the leaves. I have rigged a attachment to hold up the plant, but I am worried that the stem is too damaged to repair.
 
fabfun

fabfun

New Member
i had a stem get bit in half by bug and i just put root hormone on it and buried it deeper in soil and it healed
 
Beansly

Beansly

RIU Bulldog
yeah, you could bury it up to the leaves in soil, but I've never done it before so I can't speak for it myself
 
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