Plant falling over

**thenextlevel** · 12-17-2007, 08:17 AM

yesterday morning before i left for work i checked on my 1 week old seedlings. gave them both a nice squirt from a spray bottle and left for work. when i came home one of the seedlings was just laying down in her pot.
so i staked her up with a paper clip and then this morning i woke up to find it laying on the dirt again... the leaves are still green, and its at a tilt now from laying in the soil so much. it's still alive. but what is happening to this? and the other one is fine.

**fdd2blk** · 12-17-2007, 08:33 AM

can you replant them? bury them up to the first set of leaves. sounds like they are stretching for the light.

**thenextlevel** · 12-17-2007, 10:20 AM

thats what i've done now thanks. i could practically see the root coming out of the dirt after further examining.

**afr0h0lic420** · 12-17-2007, 03:53 PM

Yeah your plants just needed to be replanted...This happened to my boys plants, they stretch for light so make sure the lights are at a safe distance or your plants will uproot again. Best of Luck

**Loaded258** · 03-25-2008, 02:09 PM

tell me how this worked out because my plant is falling over too.

**FrostickZero** · 03-25-2008, 02:11 PM

1 - Lack of water
2 - Streched to much
3 - needs to be transplanted

**Cujo4567** · 06-25-2009, 10:04 AM

When im growing my plants outside and there still falling over, do i need to replant them, if so wats the best way to transfer the plants i dont want to kill them there bout 2 feet tall and wide

**fdd2blk** · 06-25-2009, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Cujo4567

When im growing my plants outside and there still falling over, do i need to replant them, if so wats the best way to transfer the plants i dont want to kill them there bout 2 feet tall and wide

that's getting kinda big to replant. you need to stake them at this point.

**EarlyMisty#1** · 06-25-2009, 10:31 AM

just get some metal wire (old coathanger and make a 90 degree right angle to the ground so it stays in the ground and put the loop round the plant, and it should naturally get stronger over time then remove it