Plants falling over

A few plants are like bent at the top and have completely fallen over. I am not sure why this has happened, but I think it happened from lack of light. The wattage has been turned up but they are still not standing up. Should I get some kind of steaks and try to prop them up with it, or is it probably to late? I can't think of any other reason why they fell. I believe it happened after I moved them and they recieved less light.

IDk bout all that from lack of light unless it was for a long time. Are you sure they have a good amount water? I'm assuming your in veg. Sometimes I let em dry too much trying to stretch the roots to speed up air pruning. Tops sometimes bend over a bit when left too long. Have you tried just watering them?

How close is the light, what kind of light, and what wattage?

Sounds like the clasic sign of stretched. Are your lights too high or they not bright enough? You can stake them up and they should be OK, Need info on lights, age, fert. Can you post pics?

Either your plant is stressed.

Or:

You need a fan. An oscilating fan gently swaying them back and forth from small plants will stimulate strong stem growth. You can also manually sway the tops of your plants every once in a while and trigger a growth response in the plant to stiffen it's stems. This is called thigmomorphogenesis.

If the plant is in flower and the tops are too much for the stems, then I suggest tomato cages. What happens in late flower is the stems become more and more hollow and lose their ability to support the weight of the bud. This is to make sure the bud falls further away from the plant and the seeds fall further away to help it spread over more area.

You're right Opm, ment to mention that but forgot.

stake em up or get some trellis netting

Thanks for the advice. I got them staked up with pencils and twistys for now. Looking into getting a fan in there as well.

IndiansWad said:

Should I get some kind of steaks or is it probably to late? I can't think of any other reason why they fell. .

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Ya might....Its never too late.... I find I can think more clearly when I take my time and sit back and assess the situation over a good Filet Mignon. Although a good cut of Delmonico isnt shabby either by any means. After all, you wouldnt want to do anything too hasty at this particular point.

How about damping off? Could that be his problem? Combination of stretching from lack of light added with the common mistake of over watering?

Just throwing that out there because it happened to me.

Good luck,

~Unfused