Stem problems

Trader Bill

Active Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #1

Hi all.

I have a stem problem. It seems my plants are very delicate and easily suffer from stem damage. I have several plants with nice fat stems except for a very skinny shiveled part of the stem at the base of the plant. I'm not sure if its me somehow damaging my plants by moving them around, not that I move them much at all, or if its some issue with the environment.

One plant totally has me perplexed. It's been under the HPS growing for a couple of weeks and its a very stout and broad plant and it has a very thick stem for its size. Yet now suddenly it's getting the shriveled stem syndrome several of the other plants have. Looks like i'm going to have to prop it up to keep it from falling over. What has me perplexed is ive been very careful with this plant. I haven't messed with it at all. The only thing thats been moving the plant is air flow from a window AC unit. I'll see if I can post some pics.

Just picture a super stout plant that is nice and broad with a really thick stem for its size and yet is has this part of the stem by the base of the plant that is thinning and shriveling.

 

White Widow Woman

Well-Known Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #2

Hey Trader Bill - pick up some Silica, it's great for stem development!


Widow

 

AlphaNoN

Well-Known Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #3

No fans blowing on them? That's key to building sturdy stalks.

 

Trader Bill

Active Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #4

White Widow,

I'll give the silica a shot. Thankyou.

 

Trader Bill

Active Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #5

AlphaNoN said:

No fans blowing on them? That's key to building sturdy stalks.

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I don't have a fan blowing on them atm but I do have an window a/c unit that blows air on them, they get a mild breeze from it. It's strange, i've got plants with very fat stems for their size then all of a sudden one part of the stem about an half an inch long is brown, withered and skinny.

 

Trader Bill

Active Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #6

Ya know another thing I think it might be is the stem may be rotting from too much wetness around it.

 

Trader Bill

Active Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #7

I'm posting some pics so you guys can see exactly what i'm talking about.

Pic posting isnt working .

 

White Widow Woman

Well-Known Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #8

Hey Trader Bill - did you get the silica? You'll see results in like 2 days...


Widow

 

Charfizcool

Well-Known Member

Apr 23, 2008

• #9

Can't you also rub rooting hormone on the stems to make them nice and fat

 

Trader Bill

Active Member

Apr 27, 2008

• #10

I'm pretty sure it's stem rot caused by too much wetness. The stems that aren't afflicted are in dry peat plugs. All of the stems that have rot are in peat plugs that are very moist. I'm growing them with a deep water system and i'm using high quality aerators that bubble like hell and i'm thinking the peat plugs the plants are in are getting too wet causing the rot.

 

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smutpeddler

Well-Known Member

Apr 27, 2008

• #11

if you can, put some more soil in there.