Some of my seedlings have weak stems

[Phillybonker]

It's really all about the phenos, because gems are buried in the mix of results you get from even the most stable seed lines. This goes for a number of characteristics, including bud rot resistance. The trick is to set yourself up with a minimal pheno hunt if possible. This is where I'm at in my quest for fungus/mold resistant strains/phenos, and I narrow down the field by looking at terpene profiles. From that, I arrive at potential strains and look for the best breeder and supplier of seeds.

One more I forgot to mention: The Slymer cut of Chernobyl, ~60% sativa. High resin production, terpinolene dominant plus pine terps.

Pheno hunting is something I can certainly look into doing next season, right now I have no idea how to maintain a clone or what this involves, but first I'll learn how to do cloning then see where it goes from there.

 

[Azimuth]

Pheno hunting is something I can certainly look into doing next season, right now I have no idea how to maintain a clone or what this involves, but first I'll learn how to do cloning then see where it goes from there.

Cloning is hard until you find something that works for you, then it becomes routine. @cbdhemp808 has a link in his signature for his method, and I have mine in mine.

I tried many different ways until I found the way that works for me.

 

[Phillybonker]

Cloning is hard until you find something that works for you, then it becomes routine. @cbdhemp808 has a link in his signature for his method, and I have mine in mine.

I tried many different ways until I found the way that works for me.

Misting is to keep the cuttings cool, right?, I'll do some experimenting and see if leaving them in a shaded area will be good enough to keep them cool because misting twice a day will be problematic for me as my job involves me moving around a lot and I could be away for a day or two at a time.

 

[cbdhemp808]

Misting is to keep the cuttings cool, right?, I'll do some experimenting and see if leaving them in a shaded area will be good enough to keep them cool because misting twice a day will be problematic for me as my job involves me moving around a lot and I could be away for a day or two at a time.

Check the link in my signature. My method is very simple and inexpensive, and I get 100% results. I use an opaque plastic tote as the humidity dome, with some holes drilled in and also elevated slightly for air flow. I mist them a couple times a day. Clones like warmth, humidity, and light. I use two 23 watt LED grow lights. Cuttings are in 4" nursery pots. Medium is mostly coco coir, with some perlite, and light nutes. Let me know if you have any questions!

If you need a method that doesn't require any attention whatsoever, I recommend a hydroponic method like what @Wastei uses. One day I will graduate to that!

My latest batch. Total time will be about 2 weeks, and roots will start coming out the bottom of the pots. Toward the end I will stop misting, and leave them uncovered.

 

[bluter]

hempy cloning is super easy and transfers to any media or grow style you want.

the drawback is you have to be there at least every three days. it's also an indoor cloning method, it wouldn't work outdoor until they were transplanted and moved outdoor in another media.

 

[Azimuth]

Misting is to keep the cuttings cool, right?, I'll do some experimenting and see if leaving them in a shaded area will be good enough to keep them cool because misting twice a day will be problematic for me as my job involves me moving around a lot and I could be away for a day or two at a time.

No, actually it has more to do with providing moisture. When you sever the cutting you remove its ability to move water up to the leaves so supplying moisture is important until it can grow some roots.

 

[bluter]

No, actually it has more to do with providing moisture. When you sever the cutting you remove its ability to move water up to the leaves so supplying moisture is important until it can grow some roots.

sometimes i use a super weak calmag/nute foliar.

 

[Azimuth]

sometimes i use a super weak calmag/nute foliar.

I've recently been using a seaweed foliar after day 7 which seems to help them stay green until I pot them. Not enough rounds to know for sure but seems promising.

 

[Buckets420]

Some of my seedlings which are between 14 - 16 days old have weak stems. They are growing just fine like the rest of my seedlings and look perfectly healthy except for the stems which can't seem to support the weight of the small leaves. The leaves aren't drooping or discolored or nothing. The stems aren't thin, stretchy or dark in color or nothing like that. They look 100% healthy.

It's only happening to a small portion of my seedlings and I'm wondering what it could be. I did over water the seedlings 6 days ago, maybe that has something to do with it?

These are growing outdoors by the way.

These were the seedlings two days ago doing just fine, and now today a small number of them look like they can't support the weight of their leaves.....

I know young plants love the humidity.