Does anyone know why my plant looks like this...

Does anyone know why my plant looks like this...!?!?
Was tall and fine yesterday, now stem is thin around the soil area and falling over. :[

looks like theres not enough light...what u using for lights?...and r u watering?!?!

that thing is toast.

i dont know if it would be worth the time or effort to try and save that.

the stem looks really buggered up, and if it wont hold itself up......... i personally would just start over.

my 2 cents

~BBA

GNOME GROWN said:

looks like theres not enough light...what u using for lights?...and r u watering?!?!

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I am using 1 26 watt cfl as of right now until it got a little bigger and then i have 6 26 watt cfls in a rubbermaid grow box......soil is fox farm ocean forest seems to dry up fast and I water everytime i notice it looking dry...??? was looking great yesterday and then today ....like it was dead but leaves still green.....have it propped up right now with a straw..........what caused this??

Well the straw in not needed man, and it looks like it aint getting no light, water, nutes, anything!!!

I would start over as well, cause this one doesn't look very strong. Try to keep the light as close as you can to prevent that stretching. Good luck.

Chiceh said:

I would start over as well, cause this one doesn't look very strong. Try to keep the light as close as you can to prevent that stretching. Good luck.

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The light was an inch away????

Maybe is wasn't planted deep enough. I am not sure but it looked stretched and flimsy. Sorry dude.

yah man just start over...get atleast 2 of those cfls on 1 seedling..the more light the better!..get a fan blowing in there...a digital thermometer,ph tester,ph up and down,some veg. and flowering nutes...did u do any research b 4 u started to grow?!?..

What soil you using?

ok i have 6 26 watt cfl's and 1 60 watt halogen..... but it gets way hot in grow rubbermaid box even with the exhaust fan......and soil seems o dry out fast as well??? And yes i have been researching everyday!??

transplant into different pot all the way up to the leaves. I did the same thing with a plant that old that was twice as stretched and now the thing has 4 nodes up to where I topped it and each top has 3 nodes now. the plant is barely 3 inches too.

be gentle. Do this if you really want to save it.

get all those lights going and plant a few seeds!...DO NOT use the halogen!!! it gets way to hot and will burn ur plant!..just use all 6 cfls..im useing fox farm potting mix...its got earth worm castings and bat guano...and i mixed 20% perlite to soil myself so it drains well and lets the roots breath!...if u were running that halogen thats prob y ur soil was drying out real fast..if u have all 6 cfls in the rubbermaid box with an exhaust fan..al u need to do is cut a hole at the other end and it will suck air threw the box...good luck man!

thank you ....well yes that one eventually did bite the dust....started to recover and then .....croaked...lol. But as for my other baby she seems to be doing good. I also use the fox farm ocean forest soil mix ....it still seems my soil kinda dries fast and how close should i have her to all 6 cfls??? right now shes maybe 6 inches away cuz i was afraid of being too hot and drying out......and yep already had the hole at the bottom for intake. I did research maybe I just had a bad seed. heh. anyways can you tell me how long before she gets more leaves and I dont need nutes right now do i???? I do have ferti-lome root stimulator but I didnt think I should use it yet?? Should I?? Hope she grows big and strong and definately hope its a "she" haha

anyone at all???

prolly another 1 1/2 to 2 weeks till your next node, and no, i wouldent use the stimulator yet, wait till that next node comes in. Good luck.

dont not use nutes untill 1 month of growth(4 weeks) then start adding 1/4 strength to ever feeding...u can get those cfls about 1 maybe 2 inches away from ur plant...they really dont get that hot! if there to far away,ur plant is gunna strech again..keep the questions coming..and good luck!

thanks will do man.... ill move it closer now at least shes looking good and a lot healthier than the last one! ill kepp yall posted!