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So my plants are at day 6 from sprout and today I opened the cabinet and to my suprise one of them fell down, it's like she was too heavy and just couldn't stand up. The top of the plant adjusted to the light. I got a toothpick and stick it in the soil with a rubberband to hold the plant, the stem looked a little bit yellow and the top of the plant is pointing to the side.
Any idea on why this happened?
 
Is it really stretched out? If it is you don't have enough light. Sometimes everything can be perfect and some will still fail. Your best bet is to leave it. If it continues to grow it will heal itself. I have had them fall and the stem seems to straighten itself out over time. Time is the frustrating part of this hobby. Seems like every step we must wait for and it seems like an eternity! Also look closely at the stem where the bend is. If you notice wrinkles or anything that looks like a snap or severe stress it's probably a goner. Spend your energy on the healthy ones.
 
That happened to me, I just buried the bent stem 3/4 and after a few days she was fine, try it yourself and see how it turns out, roots will eventually grow out of the 3/4 you just buried so in theory everything should be okay
 
Ok so now the other one fell too, I used the method that barnsie said.
They are 10cms and the first set of serrated leaves are still growing and are pretty small, she looks stretched but I don't really know for sure.
 
what kind of light are you using? Are the temps in the cabinet decent?
 
You want those lights to be as close to the plant as possible without burning it. Here is my plant that I have in a deep water bucket. It seems foolish to be so close but it's the most intensity this way.

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Another plus to this much light is a minimum of stretching so the plant stays compact due to tight internodal spacing. This will also help to create tight buds.

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Just noticed you said flowering spectrum for your CFL. You need to have a veg bulb in there with initial growth. Get another bulb on the cool side (blue) ASAP. This may or not be the problem but you will want to use that bulb either way.
 
I don't think that the bulb is the problem, everyone told me that it's still fine using a flowering spectrum, it just won't be the maximum yield but I can work with that.
They actually started droping when I put them closer to the light...
 
a flowering bulb is good for all round, i use a 150w 2700k cfl for my afghan kush and shes massive! and have you got good air circulation/ventilation, and whats your humidity like? if the humidity is low add a bowl of water in there and see if they perk up, ill be following this grow my friend, good karma wishes goes out to you chupaxuxas :niceshot:
 
Yeah, the air circulation is pretty good, I even think that my fan is overkill, it might not be the best one but the cab is really small, even tho I have yet to put the filter.
The humidity I haven't bought a hygrometer even tho I plan on buying one this week, it might be a little dry inside the cab but I'm not sure.
 
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