Leggy Seedlings

[Woody76]

I started a couple autoflowers I intend to put in a cold frame mid-April. They were almost two inches and a little curled two days after germination. I added an inch of soil to straighten and support them. They‘ve each got true leaves. Anyone ever tried this? Is it likely to help / hurt?

 

[ezmaarc]

Yep, I had to ‘mound’ my leggies and everything was fine. I didn’t pack em, just gently mounded around them. Once they got more girth and seemed stable I added a little more soil to even the top out. I try and keep a little extra for stuff like this. Don’t know you have to add more soil but I do this in my garden too. Anyway, I think you’ll be fine…good instincts!

 

[golfnrl]

You'll be OK. The plant will be OK. Propping up a leggy plant with grow medium is acceptable. So is planting a leggy plant deep enough to provide some support. The plant will root from there.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

I'll place a wood kaboob skewer next to them tie it with gentle twist tie, then when ready plant it deeper in the next container.

 

[Woody76]

I appreciate the feedback. I’ll confess that it wasn’t instinct, but something I do with tomato plants. I’ve seen that they REALLY root off that buried stem - but I’m a noob with cannabis and wasn’t sure how it would go.

I hope I can post some positive results of my outdoor experiment around July. Thanks again!

 

[SoOrbudgal]

That's good to hear Woody76 we outdoor growers get a thread going for all to show off their plants. Sometime around mid June unless those lucky enough start one sooner