what is all this garb ...... look man put a fan on the poor thing and the stem will fatten up get a paper clip and stick one end in the dirt while wrapping the other end around the stem (not tight but good enough to keep the plant upright) put your fan on it and bam it will fatten up if you have an ocilating fan that would be better but any fan will work.. I dont know what all this crap is about cut it and bury it deeper ... B.S. put a fan on it