Why is seedling bent downwards

Maggs707

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That's a pretty big pot for a little seedling. In my experience, starting off in a 4" pot is way easier with little sprouts. It could be overwatering or underwatering. It's almost impossible to regulate the soil moisture levels with such a big pot and a little sprout with probably only one little tap root. When you're spray watering like that, you're only watering the first couple inches of soil around the seedling anyways, might as well get rid of all that extra dirt and put it into a pot that you can actually soak and let dry out. I'm not saying that you can't grow a seedling in a 5gal pot, but you're chances of failure are way higher.
 
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