Why does this happen ?

[Gargoyle91]

Perfectly healthy night befor acted like it needed water tried to stand up but went back down again I know Winston is a goner but why ?

 

[BlackFatalii]

Damping off.

 

[dragonsfire]

Damping off is a fungal disease caused by soil conditions being too wet and/or poor air circulation.

 

[Gargoyle91]

I think he's the one that had fungas while germination but I thought I cleaned him up . I pulled it out and planted it deeper just to see If that will work . Not sure why I'm so worried about one plant lol

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

Damping off.

 
 

Damping off is a fungal disease caused by soil conditions being too wet and/or poor air circulation.[/size]

 
 
And an illustration of "damping off"
 

 
I use chamomile tea when watering to prevent this.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

I think he's the one that had fungas while germination but I thought I cleaned him up . I pulled it out and planted it deeper just to see If that will work . Not sure why I'm so worried about one plant lol

 
 
Planting deeper may work as roots can form on immature plants (See Pic below.).
 
 
 

 

[BlackFatalii]

 
Planting deeper may work as roots can form on immature plants 
 

 
My concern with just planting it deeper would be that since the fungus that caused the problem would still presumably be present in the potting soil, on the existing roots, and on the damaged part of the stem, that the fungal infection could just continue to spread. I have had some success in the past with cutting the seedling off above the damaged part of the stem, and then re-rooting it in water. I tossed the contaminated roots and damaged portion of the stem together with the contaminated soil that was in the pot to try and excise the infection. And I wash the pot out with a bleach solution as well. In some cases, I have been able to give a dying seedling a fresh start that way, although it does of course set the plant back by the amount of time it takes to regrow its root system.