11 Day old plants REALLY stretching!

I germinated 20 seeds on the 13th.
They are getting so tall they are falling over.

I am using a 7" tall humidome and 4' fluorescent light. The light is 1" away from the top of the dome.
The medium is rockwool 1.5" cubes.

I will try to post pics Wednesday.

Should I tie them to straws or something?

Milty

Take the dome off and move the lights closer.

Yup, lose the dome, drop the light...

Thanks guys! I will give it a try.

Man, I hope they come back! Spindly little shits!

Milty

brace um up with tooth pick and clear tape till they look better

put a little fan on low blowwing near them so it tricks plant into a bigger stem for support

I will try to brace 'em too. Thanks Bugs!

It is a little cold too. Will try to bring up the temp. 71 degrees.

Milty

here are some pics

I removed the dome and added small fan.
Will they make it?

Milty

milton187 said:

i germinated 20 seeds on the 13th.
They are getting so tall they are falling over.

I am using a 7" tall humidome and 4' fluorescent light. The light is 1" away from the top of the dome.
The medium is rockwool 1.5" cubes.

I will try to post pics wednesday.

Should i tie them to straws or something?

Milty

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to hot and light/lights to far away, turn air with fan, then go and read a book, nuff said.

Dont blow fan right onto them let the fan air hit a wall etc then they will get the breeze from the wall, straws are good to prop up, take a straw and cut to size then cut right up the straw so you can like open it around your stuff, take care doing this i myself have cut plants in 2 if the straw shuts over to fast, but they get proped up and soon out grow the straw, but mind take care puting straw around the plant for support ok, you can get free big straws from mcdonalds etc. hope it works out dude.

Hey, thanks for the input!

I will do as you say. Man I hope they make it!

Milty

you said florescent light? not t5 high out put for veg? that is probably your main problem if that is the case..you need light of the correct spectrum..else your plants will stretch trying to find the light it needs....good luck

I usaly repot withing 2 weeks and burry half the plant.......cause they will tip over and die.

u can also plant them up to the 1st leaves in soil or what have u..the stem will grow roots in about 2 weeks better then haveing long ass plants.

Wastedagain said:

I usaly repot withing 2 weeks and burry half the plant.......cause they will tip over and die.

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what he said! leave em for abit then repot with the offending stems buried deep underground.... other than that looks like you might need more light/ props those things arn't gonna support the weight of its first full leaves...
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