I checked on them again first thing in the morning. They are not growing towards more sunlight, they are growing away from sunlight. One seems to be correcting itself but another is even worse. Its gone from growing to the side to growing in the exact opposite direction from the window. Why would a plant do that? Why would it grow away from the sun?? There isn't any light behind it, its supposed be growing towards the window. But its not reaching towards light like normal, its reaching away from it. Maybe it just needs some time to correct itself like the other seedling.
I thought maybe it didn't have enough water or too much water and that's why it was drooping, but I checked the soil and its not too wet or too dry. (although i've never grown melons so i could be wrong) Besides, it seems perfectly healthy otherwise, with a strong stem/leaves, vibrant green color, and putting out new leaf buds. Maybe someone in the house accidentally pushed it over. That's has happened with my indoor plants before, but because of that I made sure these seedlings are in a safe protected place away from people. I'm the only one who ever squeezes back there...
I looked it up and its called phototropism. Positive phototropism is when they grow towards their light source. Negative phototropism, or skototropism, is when they grow away from it. It has to do with the direction the light is coming from. Wikipedia said: "Some vine shoot tips exhibit negative phototropism, which allows them to grow towards dark, solid objects and climb them." But as far as I'm aware, honeydews don't do that. They're not climbing vines, they're crawling vines.
I was just looking at them again and my dad saw them. He thinks they're falling cause they can't support their own weight and should be transplanted outside. But he's been wrong about plants before so I've learned to take his advice with a grain of salt. Maybe he's right, maybe not.
