New Grower Birds/Squirrel snapping my stems?

[halfalb]

Hi community,

For the past two days, i've had 3 seedlings with their stems that are appearing to be snapped. They aren't pulled up, or missing leaves, the stem is just snapped and they start to droop really bad.

Is there anyway to save this plant? I've already pulled up the two previous ones but I haven't pulled this one up yet.

Thanks in advance

 

[namvet25]

I don't think there is any thing you can do with that,sorry.

 

[halfalb]

Okay, thank you. Do you know any critter that would do something like that? I thought a bird would yank up the whole thing or at least steal the leaves from it.

 

[Muddy]

Really no way to say for sure what did that. It could have even been a strong gust of wind. Being outdoors that early is hard on seedlings. Best to keep them indoors and only start to move them outside when they have at least 3-4 sets of true leaves.

 

[halfalb]

i'm starting to think a gust of wind may have done it, that particular plant was sorta stretched because I put it out late after it broke soil. I don't have any CFLs, HPSs or room for that anyhow, so I won't be able to start them off indoors. I guess i'll try keeping them under partial shade and out of the middle of the yard where the wind can blow pretty rough.

Thanks for the help Muddy and Nam, you guys can go ahead and close this thread.

 

[thetreeman]

If they are started outside, shade shouldnt be necessary, dont fill the cups or pot to the top, so there is a couple inch rim around the outside should help protect from some of the wind.

 

[halfalb]

they're a good 3-4 inches lower than the brim of the pot, not sure what exactly happened so I can't do anything but keep germing more lol.

 

[Eekman]

If they are started outside, shade shouldnt be necessary, dont fill the cups or pot to the top, so there is a couple inch rim around the outside should help protect from some of the wind.

You can also add soil if you don't have it real full of soil, leave a little as suggested, then add some soil before it stretches too much, and as it grows up a bit.

Hope is helps


Eek

 

[Wait what?]

I never thought about birds messing with plants because I closet grow, but at least now I have an answer when someone asks "Why do you need a gun that fires 70 bullets a minute" on Facebook

 

[halfalb]

Thanks for the help everyone, I truly do appreciate it. But I have another problem now..

https://www.autoflower.org/f44/top-...-brown-wilting-drooping-33666.html#post629195