Seedlings falling over, thin stems.

slaboosh

slaboosh

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Woke up this morning and one of the seedlings was fallen over completely (maybe from the fan) and the other one had gradually leaned over some more. I added more soil, but they just seem to be getting thinner and thinner. Fluorescent light is 2 inches away from the plants, and I am using standard Miracle Gro soil and I am not adding anything besides water.Also, most of the new seeds I plant end up rising slightly above the soil, then stop growing and die. I've included images below.
 

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Bugeye

Bugeye

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If that miracle grow has time release nutes in it, they may be burning up, especially if you water just a little bit too much. Try a seedling soil for germinating.

Damping off also possible but you would see a little pinch spot that where the bend is when they fall over.
 
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goldberg71b

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I was just going ask about the soil.

You need the medium (soil) to be free of nutrient for the first 2 weeks or so. They're fragile at that stage.
 
Tone24

Tone24

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goldberg71b said:
I was just going ask about the soil.

You need the medium (soil) to be free of nutrient for the first 2 weeks or so. They're fragile at that stage.
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No a standard seedling medium is fine, especially if your a newbie to growing
 
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