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title: "why is my plants stem weak? i’m going to try to put tooth picks for…"
description: "why is my plants stem weak? i’m going to try to put tooth picks for support, how do i fix this?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "red"
published: "2024-06-06T15:33:53.396431Z"
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# why is my plants stem weak? i’m going to try to put tooth picks for…

_Posted by red on 2024-06-06_

why is my plants stem weak? i’m going to try to put tooth picks for support, how do i fix this?

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## 3 comments

### Planta member commented on 2024-06-06

It’s leggy, when seedlings don’t have enough light they reach for it , that’s why it’s stretched out . You need to move it to a better light source,u could try burying it deep, not much else to do

#### red replied on 2024-06-06

thank you! i go have grow lights, i’ll try them out! it’s been very muggy and cloudy this past week so that’s probably what it’s from. it’s ok that the stem bottoms are so thin? will they grow back? one looks like it’s on the urge of breaking

#### Planta member replied on 2024-06-06

It won’t grow back , try burying it deep , otherwise it’s usually a lost cause . If it’s past the frost date I suggest starting them outside

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