Quick help needed!

[DankISH]

So I have a nice set up over at a friends house who lives about 45 minutes away from me.. i go over to his house every few days to do work on my plants.. The guy who owns the house is basically just a baby sitter for me...

Well, this morning he calls me and tells me that all except one of my seedlings have fallen over. I have about 18 seedlings and they are almost a week old. I keep a small fan blowing on them every once in a while and right now I have them all under 2 T5's until i transplant them soon and stick em under my 400W hps. Also, they are about 5 Inches from the light. So what could have caused this? And how do I fix it? I leave to go over to his house in about 3 hours so speedy answers would be very appreciated!

 

[Little Tommy]

It could be that the plants have stretched and the weight of the leaves has layed them over. This can be solved by using a small stake to prop them up until they get bigger or transplant them and bury the stem deeper so that they are not so top heavy. I keep my T-5s about 2" above seedlings.

 

[FranceGanj]

yea if your lights are to high it can stretch the plant i had this problem as well, its a pain when you cant move the lights, i would suggest adding more soil in your pot to hold it up or be very careful using a prop for a seedling, i killed one this way.

 

[DankISH]

yea if your lights are to high it can stretch the plant i had this problem as well, its a pain when you cant move the lights, i would suggest adding more soil in your pot to hold it up or be very careful using a prop for a seedling, i killed one this way.

Yeah that's what I was thinking it could be.., thank you for the info I will try that!