[Scottyboycx]

ok so i have a 8 inch ASH seedling that i topped the otherday....now its dying on me. The problem seems to be the stem. From the point where the 1st leaves were the stem is nice fat and healthy... But below the 1st leaves the stem is half the thickness. All my leaves turned crispy and crumpled on but the new growths between stems are still nice.

any help would be great before she dies totally :(

Thanks

[Nicoli]

Does the "half the thickness" area appear to be shrivled and brown on the stem?

[Scottyboycx]

https://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?a...ctureid=338086

https://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?a...ctureid=338085

its wierd :o

[Scottyboycx]

ok few ideas from chat

graft the top back to the bottom after cutting the bad bit off......not the best due to fat clumsy fingers

Clone it at the node and hope it takes

paint the thin part and the node with clonex and repot burying the node.

i'm really not sure what to do any advise? really dont want to lose it :(

[billybob911]

does your grow medium have good flowthru?

[Duckmang]

If that were mine, I'd re-pot and plant it deeper as it appears to have root growth above the thinning section. Planted deeper it would root out above the thin section and all will be fine.

Not directly related to your problem but I'd also get an opaque container and get that thing into some coco or good potting soil.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Scottyboycx

ok few ideas from chat

graft the top back to the bottom after cutting the bad bit off......not the best due to fat clumsy fingers

Clone it at the node and hope it takes

paint the thin part and the node with clonex and repot burying the node.

i'm really not sure what to do any advise? really dont want to lose it :(

I don't think I'd try grafting it if it is one you really want to keep.
Not sure the Clonex would help, but I cant see how it could hurt
other then maybe slowing the growth rate, which is probably
going to be slowed anyway.

Originally Posted by Duckmang

If that were mine, I'd re-pot and plant it deeper as it appears to have root growth above the thinning section. Planted deeper it would root out above the thin section and all will be fine.

Not directly related to your problem but I'd also get an opaque container and get that thing into some coco or good potting soil.

Duckmang has a good suggestion. It is what I would do.
Like I said, I don't see how the Clonex would hurt anything.

Also what billybob911 suggested, proper flowthru, drainage, in the new pot.

[rogerw]

Originally Posted by Duckmang

If that were mine, I'd re-pot and plant it deeper as it appears to have root growth above the thinning section. Planted deeper it would root out above the thin section and all will be fine.

Not directly related to your problem but I'd also get an opaque container and get that thing into some coco or good potting soil.

AMEN !! I would do just what he said hands down.

[Scottyboycx]

it was in a hempybucket style 2l bottle.....my himalayan gold and my GWS loves them :/

i tried cloning it but after week n half it still didnt have any root nubs so i've re trimmed to higher node re dipped in clonex and put em in organic soil i use for my outdoor veggies.Hopefully they will take but i dont think they will since they been thru alot of shit ^^

[ISP_SmokeTrain]

Don't give up hope, if it's still green, it can bounce back. Just go easy on the watering, and get yourself some SuperThrive and Cal-mag. Add both, at the lowest dose, along with a very weak grow nute. Feed only once every 5 days, and if the soil is still moist when you got to feed again, use less (volume). If you keep the ground saturated, the plant will be slower to root. Soil temp is also important, some worm castings topdressed around the plant help, and are not as obvious as black plastic mulch fabric.