Botched transplant. Will it survive...

OK guys, long story short, I have some week old plants which are stretched REALLY bad. I can handle that, but they are all crooked and look horrible to me. I think it was a combination of light distance, strain, and me just not burying the seed deep enough. Anyway, someone told me to transplant them and bury the extra stem. Problem is, the first one I tried to do I ended up destroying about 3/4 of the root structure during the transplant, maybe even more. The plant is only a week old, so I hope it bounces back. What do you guys think?

Considering the wonderful job I did, should I even attemp it on the other 2?

The grow is in my journal in my sig, but here is a pic of the stretch. The Ceres Purple in the middle is the one I tried to transplant.

lots of views...any ideas?

they look fine to me
re. when transplanting in soil the bigest mistake people make is pushing the soil down on the roots
just set the plant in the whole and let the weight of the water pack the soil in never use your hands
not even when fillling pots
just fill them with the soil let it be airy and fluffy
when you water the soil will ajust itself

That 5hit said:

they look fine to me
re. when transplanting in soil the bigest mistake people make is pushing the soil down on the roots
just set the plant in the whole and let the weight of the water pack the soil in never use your hands
not even when fillling pots
just fill them with the soil let it be airy and fluffy
when you water the soil will ajust itself

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Really? Maybe I'm just being overcritical and let my OCD get the best of me, haha. All I really have to compare to is my last batch. They didn't stretch like that or bend at all. At 3 weeks they ranged from 4" to 6" in height and the first set of leaves were only about 2" up. Maybe it was the genetics of my last batch. Not really sure of it though, since it was an outdoor mix from homegrown fantaseeds.

Thanks for the input. You think they will straighten themselves out? Don't want them to turn into bonsai plants, haha.

Well if anyone is following this or will read it in the future, it's been two days and the plant I botched is doing ok. Hasn't showed any growth, which is no surprise, but seems like it will survive. I'm guessing it's putting all its energy into re-growing the root structure.