Broken stem

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tetrachomes

New member

• Feb 7, 2016

• #1

Hey guys, this is my first grow and I went for some training, first I TOPed it a week ago all good so far, 5 days later I tried to LST the 2 new shoots but last night they snapped on their own, not sure what happened... So my questions are, will it be fine? should I do something? is that normal to happen,I mean, when I LSTed it was ok and then a day later it snaps like that??? Here is a pic of the before and after incident.

 

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CoCoSativas

Active member

• Feb 7, 2016

• #2

Sounds like too much tension over time the branches gave.

Some varieties are soft some are not. Soft branch vqrieties train well the tougher the plant the harder to lst you are better trying lst on soft stuff thats tlrally what its there for

 

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tetrachomes

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• Feb 7, 2016

• #3

Tahnk you.

 

CoCoSativas

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• Feb 7, 2016

• #4

tetrachomes said:

Tahnk you.

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I'm a sativa fiend but I rarely tie usually prune. I'm pretty good at estimating stretch with new varieties based off what they are.

My main plant control is root binding but this is interesting talked about much. I grow in substrate, coco so it works for me. Small pots. It's kinda weird so I don't really talk about it much more on the advanced side of things

 

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Ratzilla

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• Feb 7, 2016

• #5

I have also found that the stems ,petioles are easier to bend when the plant is well hydrated.
A splint out of popsicle sticks or something in like that might make you feel better.
It will grow a big knuckle at the break.
Ratz

 

CoCoSativas

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• Feb 7, 2016

• #6

Ratzilla said:

I have also found that the stems ,petioles are easier to bend when the plant is well hydrated.
A splint out of popsicle sticks or something in like that might make you feel better.
It will grow a big knuckle at the break.
Ratz

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Yeah can tape it together, tie it tight all works.

Agree most plants are easy to bend when well hydrated unless they are the really tough springy bastards, letting them dry and droop can sometolimes get them to weaken