I'll try again

[macster]

I went to my room and found one of my bigger plants all falling all over the place (collapsed) I strong it up added a bamboo stick best I could.
Next day, plant next to it collapsed. What's up ??? otherwise they look great??
Any opinions out there?
Macster

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Too top heavy from bud? Use string to tie the plants upright to anchors. The bamboo stake might work tho. Good luck! Big heavy plants can be a real pain in the ass.

 

[alexnalaskaOG]

more info needed mac. was it because of buds?

 

[macster]

just beginnig to bud,plants are big and bushy though

 

[alexnalaskaOG]

are they just top heavy from growth?

prune/clone time? is really hard to say. how tall and cicumfrence of stalk at pot level?

 

[Guest]

If they are just begining to bud you don't want to prune them. If they are just falling from weight then just stake them up or tie them up to support them. It's kind of strange for them to be collapsing when they are just beginning to flower though, some pictures would help. Pruning or topping after flowering is induced isn't usually a good idea because it can severely retard bud growth.

 

[macster]

rudedude is dead on, I don't want to top as flowering would be shut down. I think one sprig gave way and this startind a domino effect , it appears to have stopped for now

 

[Brother_Monk]

Do you have a fan in there? The air movement makes the plants dance in the breeze...thus strengthening the stems. I have a blockhead that no matter how much wind I get, the stems are just too spindly to hold the weight of the developing buds.

 

[macster]

Ye I've been trying to score some of that there blockhead

 

[alexnalaskaOG]

I take clones from plants in budding up to 14 days or so.

also too much BUsH and youll have a lot of lil bitty buds.

the ways to stop budding are , put it back on veg hrs or jack up the heat...not suggested but works. a plant will not stop budding if you prune it. yes, what you cut off will.

I have a lemon freeze you MUST prune or it will go every where insteed of growing buds. i want buds.