How long for a stem to fully heal?

[Sinistry]

One of my G13xHazes absolutely took off and grew huge and bushy in about a week. Its a beautiful sight. But my grow space has limited height I was going to tie some of the branches down and LST it, which Ive been meaning to do for a while anyway. The problem is, I started to train it as soon as I had got back from being out of town for a week. Apparently there was a slight nutrient issue in my absence(hydro) and the stems were really soft. One of the big stalks tore right at main stem, I didnt even feel it happen, it just flopped over. I was sad . I tied some wire around the two stems to hold it together, and its been about 3 or 4 days and there is new growth on it, so it seems to be surviving.

My question is how long should I expect to wait before the stem is strong enough to support itself again and I can tie it down. The tops are mere inches from light and I JUST started flowering, so I need to make some space!!!

 

[*BUDS]

One of my G13xHazes absolutely took off and grew huge and bushy in about a week. Its a beautiful sight. But my grow space has limited height I was going to tie some of the branches down and LST it, which Ive been meaning to do for a while anyway. The problem is, I started to train it as soon as I had got back from being out of town for a week. Apparently there was a slight nutrient issue in my absence(hydro) and the stems were really soft. One of the big stalks tore right at main stem, I didnt even feel it happen, it just flopped over. I was sad .

I tied some wire around the two stems to hold it together,

and its been about 3 or 4 days and there is new growth on it, so it seems to be surviving.

My question is how long should I expect to wait before the stem is strong enough to support itself again and I can tie it down. The tops are mere inches from light and I JUST started flowering, so I need to make some space!!!

I think wire is a bit roughhouse. can you re do it with wood/plastic splint and wrap this in electrical tape, should heal in about 2-3 weeks but wait about a month then remove it, cut the tape off with sharp scissors dont try unwrapping it. Be carefull when your bending next time.

 

[Sinistry]

The main stem is canted at an angle, not vertical, and the broken stem is growing in the opposite direction, so it makes a nice V, the wire just holds the V together. The wire has been really useful in LSTing and works great to hold its shape without requiring a lot of effort to get situated. Its 16g solid core wire. Works great. I did need to use a bit of string to keep the branch from falling to the side though. The stems are nice and strong now that the plants are back to normal, but I should have paid more attention to the softness of the stems when I did it. Luckily it didnt break completely off and it seems to be doing fine despite the damage. This is a very hearty plant.