My marijuana plants have skinny weak stem, fall over

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A question from a fellow grower:

I have new plants that are about 10 days old. They shot up fast too
tall. They have a skinny weak stem and fall over looking like vines.
There are three different strains al acting the same. I have nine
strong plants in my grow room. I cannot figure out what I did wrong
with the weak ones. There are 35 plants. I have the stem on each plant
supported otherwise they fall over. How can I get the stem to grow
thicker? I did place a 400 dollar order with your company. Any
suggestions for my marijuana vines.

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Sounds most likely they did not have intense enough light and they stretched too much reaching for more intense light.

Also having a light breeze to stir them around a little bit helps them add rigidity and strength to their stems as they are growing.

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Another idea I might add to the conversation is they may have been planted just a wee bit too shallow. They will lunge out of the soil and grow kinda viny as the try to push the tap root down into the soil.

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This happened to me also. I planted them 1/4 inch deep as recommended by ILGM but one is about 4" tall and started falling over today. I propped it up with 2 playing cards but not sure if that’s ok. I vary the light from 5 to 10 inches away to keep the temperature at 73 degrees.

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They stretch because they are trying to get closer to more intense light. What kind of light are you using? I would try to get a stake of some sorts and use twisty tie to gently help support it till the stem can support it

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HydroFarm 24 watt, T5 florescent

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Shoukd be able to move it to within a couple inches or so, 3 to 5 inches. @Majiktoker, @bob31, @latewood what do y’all think?

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I have been raising and lowering it to keep the temp at 73 degrees. I thought that was what I was supposed to do. Usually the light is 8-10 inches away from the plants.

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I belive it should be closer, that’s why they are wanting to stretch. Let’s see if the ones I tagged can help more than myself

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Ok, thanks!

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Likely you need stronger lights how many plants are you trying to grow

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I have 10 plants

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Simply said, you need more and stronger light that is nowhere near enough for 10 plants you need 35-50 Watts per sq ft

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Didn’t know he had 10 plants, he only mentioned the one he had to support

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@Rambo If it were me depending on what point they are at regardless I would add soil it will strengthen your roots and help your stem not fall over especially if you have a few inches that you can add soil

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I didn’t even think about adding soil, I’ve done that any times as well as having a stake or somethin to help support it as well

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Yeah, my first batch of girls were very stretched as well, I buried then in additional soil all the way to the first leafs…
They doing good now…

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I’m out of likes that that will definitely make your roots superstrong I would barium and continue doing like you were with your last set

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Yeah I had that with 1 of mine, and it was a simple fix, I put it in its larger pot only I planted it deeper, this way it just gives it stronger roots to start with, it was someone on here I think @Majiktoker that gave me the advice as he said to use a small fan to and she’s coming along fine

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This is my first attempt at growing. After almost 4 weeks of inside growing, I have noticed a discoloration at the base of the leaves. Is this normal or is it indication of a problem I need to address?

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