Issues with weak stem

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Badfishy1

Active member

• Jul 30, 2017

• #1

Just took a plant outside to flower. When taken outdoors, the stem has bent and the top due to weight I suppose has snapped causing the top to topple over. Any suggestions as to what to do at this point or am I fugggged? I have a couple autos outdoors that I have been fighting pm issues with as the humidity stays a constant 85+ With little wind. Of course less than 7 hours after taken outside wind kicked up and caused her to topple

 

Cvh

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Supermod

• Jul 30, 2017

• #2

You should have put a fan on them while they were indoors. It shortens the internode length and strengthens the stem. You need a strong stem and brances if you are flowering indoors too so they can carry the heavy weight of flowers.
I put a fan on them a few days after the seed breaks the surface of the soil.
I set it at a quite strong setting actually. I really want to see then move just like it would with the wind outside. It helps again pm too.

Try to fix it now with some bamboo sticks.

 

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PdxFarms

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• Jul 30, 2017

• #3

It could have been when it was indoors, poor lighting. They'll stretch and have soft weak stems.
Really all you can do right now is stake them up to support them.

 

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Badfishy1

Active member

• Jul 30, 2017

• #4

Cvh said:

You should have put a fan on them while they were indoors. It shortens the internode length and strengthens the stem. You need a strong stem and brances if you are flowering indoors too so they can carry the heavy weight of flowers.
I put a fan on them a few days after the seed breaks the surface of the soil.
I set it at a quite strong setting actually. I really want to see then move just like it would with the wind outside. It helps again pm too.

Try to fix it now with some bamboo sticks.

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Thank you, little late at this point but noted

 

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Badfishy1

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• Jul 30, 2017

• #5

PdxFarms said:

It could have been when it was indoors, poor lighting. They'll stretch and have soft weak stems.
Really all you can do right now is stake them up to support them.

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Thank you for reply, however I do not think lighting distance was the problem as I kept light close while indoors.

 

benjuanman

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• Jul 30, 2017

• #6

Yeah just tape n stake the plant up and you could supplement with Si which helps with stem thickness and strength. It can also help with rot resistance as well. You'd be surprised how strong cannabis can be I've deadset snapped stems near in two whilst training and they've bounced back.

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Jul 31, 2017

• #7

A fan blowing on the plants next time will help.

 

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Whoscottgreen

• Jul 31, 2017

• #8

good luck

 

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Jhhnn

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• Jul 31, 2017

• #9

Tape a popsicle stick to the place where the stem kinked & stake the whole thing up.

 

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Badfishy1

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• Jul 31, 2017

• #10

Thank you all who have responded

 

Littleleaf

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• Jul 31, 2017

• #11

troutman said:

A fan blowing on the plants next time will help.

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On HIGH! Start blowing them as soon as the pop or if using clones as soon as they get rooted.

 

Crusader Rabbit

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• Jul 31, 2017

• #12

If the plant really needs support, then a bamboo stake or two alongside into the ground would splint the whole plant including the broken section.

 

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Whoscottgreen

• Jul 31, 2017

• #13

Hope it bounces back for you