my seedling has fallen over

skunkhunt · Apr 8, 2026

Hello there
First time grower and i m having some trouble.It's been 9 days since i put the jiffy pellets with the newborn seedlings in their pots. I have one og kush and one lemon pie growing both autos. The og originaly on the right side of the tent has grown barely ,if at all, for 4 days now and is kind of crooked. It s first set of leaves are kind of V shaped and the stem is bent. The lemon was going just fine though.

So yesterday i thought what would happen if i moved the pots around and put the lemon on the right side. Came home this afternoon and the lemon was laying on the ground. I tried burring it deeper( hope i didnt damaged the roots), covered it higher with soil so it keeps it up and I watered it just a bit. Now even though the stem is upright, it' leaves are all wobbly and facing down
Did i kill it during the transplant? and why did this happened in the first place?

Usin mars hydro Fc300 at 25% and 30cm(12inches) as per the user manual
Temp 22-25°C lights on,19-21°C lights off
RH 65%-75%
Soil is Biobizz lightmix
Only watered them with tap water at ~6.5 Ph 3 times now

Galgrows · Apr 8, 2026

Hard to say......could of been shocked by the transplant. I'd go with trying to raise the light and let it dry back for a couple days. Autos are so damn touchy to transplant unlike photos you can fumble the roots and they don't act out. Some folks will say don't use transplant and just stick the tap root directily into the final pot but i've done many auto via transplant so i'm not sure why yours did this.
Don't give NPK yet let it hopefully heal and straight up. Best of luck.

Ninjadogma · Apr 8, 2026

skunkhunt said:
Hello there
First time grower and i m having some trouble.It's been 9 days since i put the jiffy pellets with the newborn seedlings in their pots. I have one og kush and one lemon pie growing both autos. The og originaly on the right side of the tent has grown barely ,if at all, for 4 days now and is kind of crooked. It s first set of leaves are kind of V shaped and the stem is bent. The lemon was going just fine though.
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So yesterday i thought what would happen if i moved the pots around and put the lemon on the right side. Came home this afternoon and the lemon was laying on the ground. I tried burring it deeper( hope i didnt damaged the roots), covered it higher with soil so it keeps it up and I watered it just a bit. Now even though the stem is upright, it' leaves are all wobbly and facing downView attachment 2623276
Did i kill it during the transplant? and why did this happened in the first place?

Usin mars hydro Fc300 at 25% and 30cm(12inches) as per the user manual
Temp 22-25°C lights on,19-21°C lights off
RH 65%-75%
Soil is Biobizz lightmix
Only watered them with tap water at ~6.5 Ph 3 times now
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It could just be coincidental timing of the collapse but you might have a VPD anomaly spot in the tent that crashes the seedlings. Have that fan oscillating so there's no dead or uneven spots and help make it more uniform.

cpurola · Apr 8, 2026

Also, if the Jiffy pellet is farther down in the pot and you're watering the surface, the roots never get it. Drizzle a litle water down the stem so it gets to the roots and see if that helps. JMHO

It's also possible you injured the stem while transplanting.

ChairmanFester · Apr 8, 2026

Bend a bread tie and make a few mini props, it helps some. It'll get the "veins" sitting straighter and the leaves facing up so they transpire better too.

Smokey0418 · Apr 8, 2026

skunkhunt said:
Hello there
First time grower and i m having some trouble.It's been 9 days since i put the jiffy pellets with the newborn seedlings in their pots. I have one og kush and one lemon pie growing both autos. The og originaly on the right side of the tent has grown barely ,if at all, for 4 days now and is kind of crooked. It s first set of leaves are kind of V shaped and the stem is bent. The lemon was going just fine though.
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So yesterday i thought what would happen if i moved the pots around and put the lemon on the right side. Came home this afternoon and the lemon was laying on the ground. I tried burring it deeper( hope i didnt damaged the roots), covered it higher with soil so it keeps it up and I watered it just a bit. Now even though the stem is upright, it' leaves are all wobbly and facing downView attachment 2623276
Did i kill it during the transplant? and why did this happened in the first place?

Usin mars hydro Fc300 at 25% and 30cm(12inches) as per the user manual
Temp 22-25°C lights on,19-21°C lights off
RH 65%-75%
Soil is Biobizz lightmix
Only watered them with tap water at ~6.5 Ph 3 times now
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I have a buddy I’m trying to coach into turning it up.

You look to have the hammer down.

GNick55 · Apr 8, 2026

your blasting them with too much light!

Ninjadogma · Apr 9, 2026

GNick55 said:
your blasting them with too much light!

That and based on what grower described, the bright light and a wind pocket sucking the water out of those baby leaves faster than the roots can put it back. Whomp.

trygrowup · Apr 9, 2026

Yes the root got some damage.
It is not unusual the plant leans at that point in grow.
But some support of some sort would be better. A stick, some wire or soil or whatever.
Now it has limited water uptake as others have mentioned.
You cant defoil it but you can put a glas over it to keep it more moist.

skunkhunt · Apr 9, 2026

GNick55 said:
your blasting them with too much light!

thats what the manual says: 30cm at 25%
should i raise the light?

GNick55 · Apr 9, 2026

skunkhunt said:
thats what the manual says: 30cm at 25%
should i raise the light?

yes like 20 inches
what’s going on today with the seedlings?

GNick55 · Apr 9, 2026

when/how often do you water and how much water do you give them?

skunkhunt · Apr 9, 2026

so far every 3 days about 250ml each.
The og is still not growing and the other one didn t make it. But its ok i already have another seed goinn on. I ll raise the lights and see what happens.

GNick55 · Apr 9, 2026

skunkhunt said:
so far every 3 days about 250ml each.
The og is still not growing and the other one didn t make it. But its ok i already have another seed goinn on. I ll raise the lights and see what happens.

ok
is the plant standing up today?

Putthataway · Apr 10, 2026

Why are we transplanting such a young seedling?

skunkhunt · Apr 10, 2026

Putthataway said:
Why are we transplanting such a young seedling?

i was going to place it deeper in the pot but i snapped its roots probably

GNick55 said:
ok
is the plant standing up today?

no it died

The og is still not growing i ll wait a couple more days to see if the light being too close was the problem and raising them will fix it. Should i start giving it some nutes after 2 weeks since it sprouted or is it too early?

Hossgrows · Apr 10, 2026

Depends on your medium.
I'm in ProMix . It's good for a week before it needs food.

I start with a light feeding of organic slow release fertilizer (miracle grow) within that first week to waken microbial activity. 2nd week is full feeding.... that'll carry them about 2-3 months depending on size of the plants. Only watering when pots are about dry. 2-3 days, now. They ain't seedlings anymore, these have teeth.

30 days old, today.

my seedling has fallen over

my seedling has fallen over

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