why is the tops of my plants breaking off?

[sativa92]

Hopefully some experienced guerrillas can help with this.. at first i thought it was stalk borer worm but theres no holes anywhere in the stalks and i dont have branches dying either, the plants are healthy and strong but when i grab a branch or the top to smell, it broke off and u could tell that it looked like it was dying on the inside of the stalk where it broke? ive been doin this a long time and havent seen anything like it before hopefully someone has experienced this and can tell me what im dealing with?

 

[Nunsacred]

Could try treating the plant to bio-silicon, that usually toughens stems

 

[Phantomx]

Look on your stem for mold.

It would help if you posted some pictures.

 

[sativa92]

there is no mold anywhere that i can see. and the plants are healthy and vigorous!! besides the tops of stalks and top of branches breaking off .sorry i dont have pics ATM..
is there any one that has experienced something like this?

 

[DrFever]

Insufficient light and incorrect watering are the most common causes of weak stems in plants.

 

[Cartel530]

Caterpillars will do this.. go to pull a big cola over your head down to check it out and then it breaks all up like it dried. They blend in and like to hide deep in our buds look for black specks around the areas on your bud (caterpillar poop)

 

[MajLeeStoned]

Caterpillars will do this.. ...

Caterpillars is what I was thinking too, particularly in this part of season for those who have not sprayed yet.

 

[yortbogey]

Ugot squirrel's in U'r area..../...those little tree rats can phuckup a plant....

 

[burns1n209]

bud rot?

 

[h^2 O]

this is a weird one.
i would say just keep topping it for now but the main problem is still there

 

[sativa92]

thanks for trying to help everybody..Will catapillars rot the stalk below the bud? i did have a couple this year..

you know i dont think ive ever had a problem with squirrels, but it's possible and looking at the plants they look fine.

I also read of fusiarin rot? (spelling) what does this look like? and does it happen towards the tops?

 

[MajLeeStoned]

That makes sense that their moist excrement can lead to rot. My first season was devastated by cats and my 2nd was still affected as I was naive. Using a regime of spinosad spray and no more cats.

 

[sativa92]

well i think catapillars is the culprit.. i sprayed underneath everything so hopefully this fixes it. just want to say thanks again everyone!!

 

[headband 707]

Yeah my first thought is a bug of some type get a magnifying glass just to make sure..Next would be watering /mold if it's not one it should be the other right lol headband 707