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Charlie

I’m worried about the little guy. His stem is turning brown at the twist and it’s thinner than the rest of the plant. The leaves also look dry, even though I gave him a lot of water (when I first put him in the pot and the next day because he looked dry in the leaves) He’s in an eastern facing window, I put him on the sill so he could get as much light as possible. That seemed to perk him up the other day but now he’s starting to droop at the brown part of the stem Is there something I should do? Or anything I can do for him? I don’t want to lose him

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  1. StellaWebb_222

    It looks like root rot to me. Check the roots, and if they are rotten and brown then cut off the dead part. I hope this helps. ❤️

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    • Charlie

      Thank you, I will. I’m hoping he’s still savable, I’ve never been able to grow a sunflower

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    • StellaWebb_222

      Yeah, sunflowers are my absolute favorite! If you do have to cut the roots, make sure you cut a bit higher than the root rot (to make sure you get all of the rot off). Your plant will go into a little bit of a shock but it should be ok after that!

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    • StellaWebb_222

      Oh, thanks for the info!

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  2. SueB

    That’s a very large pot for such a wee plant. I usually pot up seedlings or cuttings in small clear cups with holes until their roots fill out more.

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    • Charlie

      Thank you for telling me. This is honestly the smallest pot I had, though I might try putting DIYing or recycling something

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  3. SueB

    I get mine at the dollar store. I think they’re disposable shot glasses…. lol

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    • Charlie

      Hehe, I’ll have to make a stop there and pick some up, thanks for letting me know

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    • SueB

      I put holes in them with an old wood burning tool. You do need holes for drainag

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    • Charlie

      Thank you for the tip. I found some paper cups I saved to recycle, would they work? (I’ve used other cups, same brand, for holding paint water, and they’ve held up good) They seem like an okay size for a baby plant, and I can easy poke some holes in the bottom (pic for scale)

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  4. SueB

    I’m not sure if the paper would stand up to the watering but you could give it a go. I’ve also put holes in the plastic ones with big nails, bbq skewers and carton cutter.

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    • Charlie

      Thanks, I’m hoping it holds up. When I used them for just water, they lasted a while before the bottom started to weaken. I’ll post an update when my next seeds are planted for a while. Thanks again for all the help

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