This is my second real grow, first time indoors. I planted blue dream seeds that were germinated. My light was not functioning properly for the first 2 days after they sprouted. My seedlings started to stretch, they are just under 2 inches now. I have my lights working again but will my plants bounce back or should I start all over? They are are still standing up on their own. Also they look droopy but my humidity was through the roof and I fixed that problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
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If it is still green it is still good. Cut back on the water a little bit that soil look rather wet. Add some soil to the plant and that area will start to grow roots which will take care of the stretch. I think your doing just fine.
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Not time to throw in the towel yet friend. You can add some dirt to the cup or build a hill around the stem. In the future don’t use a clear cup. Roots don’t like light. You have drainage holes in the cup? If not make a bunch.
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Thanks for the help, I thought about adding more soil but I wasn’t sure it would grow roots there. Now that fixes my problem
That`s what we are here for. Welcome to the club.
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Yes I have a bunch of holes at the bottom. I thought a clear cup would be easier to see when to transplant but obviously its not the way to go. I will cover the cup up so no light gets through. Thanks for the advice!
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Solo cups work great at this stage.
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Some people use a clear cup then use a red solo cup over that like a beer coozey to achieve what you were going after, so you just slide your red cup off to check roots. Adding holes up the sides of your cup would be helpful, oxygen to roots is a good thing. Fabric pots are great if you haven’t decided on the next step.
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That would be good for me since I’m still learning then I’d know exactly when to transplant. I have 5 gallon fabric pots for the last transplant. Would you recommend fabric pots for in between pots? I’ve read the roots dry out and stop growing once they reach the edges would that be a problem if i wasn’t in my last pot?
I would recommend fabric pots for starters, middle, end, and any other time you can come up with 
. Roots will just prune themselves in a fabric pot and put that energy into other roots.
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Haha thanks. I’ll definitely be getting more fabric pots now. You’ve been a real help 
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Well that didn’t work lol. Was trying to quote what @darkillusion3526 said.
Anyway, your welcome!
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Story of my life.
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Lol can relate
I agree with the above, theres absolutely nothing wrong with it currently. Just add some soil to cover the leggy stem and give it more support. I started using solo cups that are blue tinted and translucent. I still put that into something else. And yea fabric pots are great. If i do use plastic cheap pots i cut many holes on it for plenty of oxygen
using clear cups is good idea. easy to monitor root growth. another can be a humidity dome.
your seedling looks great. it is stretching, pipe cleaner or plastic straw will aid support…as well as another inch of dirt.
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I would add ~ an inch of dirt. 
No need to start over!
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