2 plants fell over!i dont know what to do!

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cheeseofchud

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pretty windy night last night and 2 of my big plants fell down,not snapping the stem or branches,but they are laying horizontal now...i tried to pick the biggest one up which is 13 feet high and i can hear snapping in the soil,its still wet so much hlighter if it dries in the sun for a while,im afraid to break it,and when i tried standing the smaller one up a branch snapped....im very frustrated and just left them for now till i can get some good advise,i need a nother set of hands,but dont want anyone in my garden


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and 2 pics of early flower,1st flower pic is called chocolate covered strawberry from exotic genetix,very frosty for so early!kind of has a skunky/strawberry smell
2nd is blueberry krush and it smells of skittles!quite frosty
 

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joken

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Same thing happened to a friend and his stood up just fine. I'd start lifting them and if is doesnt feel right, they don't have to be vertical, Good luck!
 
jonnyquest

jonnyquest

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Jeez sorry man what a mess, stand them up carefully and stake them there securely so it doesnt happen again then hope for the best, the extent of the damage will become known over the next few days, maybe anchor them to the house
 
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cheeseofchud

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i have 8' metal poles,im going to put 3 evenly spaced around the big plant,straighten up the plant and evenly tie to the 3 posts
 
legaltoker

legaltoker

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They are really resilient plants. They can go thru a lot and bounce back.... I had two fall over this year just out of shear size and i have been able to stand them up more and more the last few days. Now i will let it stand up (follow the sun) for the next few days and then net it. It's staked up to T poles already. T poles and netting will get it to harvest..... i would suggest netting and tying to the poles because netting will hold the top buds when they pack on weight.
 
good ol boy

good ol boy

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Just stake them as everyone said. They are extremely tough to kill in my experience. I had a tree limb fall on one once broke the stem. I swear i duct taped it and staked it up and it still budded out fine. Best of luck my friend
 
rob333

rob333

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cheeseofchud said:
pretty windy night last night and 2 of my big plants fell down,not snapping the stem or branches,but they are laying horizontal now...i tried to pick the biggest one up which is 13 feet high and i can hear snapping in the soil,its still wet so much hlighter if it dries in the sun for a while,im afraid to break it,and when i tried standing the smaller one up a branch snapped....im very frustrated and just left them for now till i can get some good advise,i need a nother set of hands,but dont want anyone in my garden


i attached some pics

and 2 pics of early flower,1st flower pic is called chocolate covered strawberry from exotic genetix,very frosty for so early!kind of has a skunky/strawberry smell
2nd is blueberry krush and it smells of skittles!quite frosty
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don't take photo's of em ya peanut stand them back up common senses plants stand up right
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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I wouldn't force them to stand back up. It can damage them worse. If it happens again just let them heal and stand back up on their own.
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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Build a frame over them if you have to but gently lift them back up in the same path they fell over. Our concern right now is root mass to foilage mass since I know you tore some roots up but I am betting the core of the roots are still all there, she may not lose any branches. If she does lose branches I'd help by selecting a few of the lowest ones to remove.
 
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cheeseofchud

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its been a day....im glad to say the big plant hasnt shown any big signs of distress,although im sure the end will be at least slight affected
one smaller plants branches just wont bounce back,they just fold over and wont straighten up......but before they were great
 
flawlesscrew

flawlesscrew

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Ok I didn't read any of the responses but my plants fall over each year! I leave them. I actually pray for them to fall over. The plants I let stand I might get 25% less. The greater the surface area the better. The plant starts to fight for light. If you try stand it back up it starts to blow in the wind and will snap because it's weak on one side strong on the other. My advice is just leave it. I can show you pics of mine tomorrow. Plants look like shit but believe me I'd rather a smashed up plant on the ground any day
 
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cheeseofchud

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rob333 said:
well u are out there taking photo's panicking like a lesbian when u could of easy stood them up and not made a thread simple
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you try standing a 14" plant up by yourself dude......

you being in this thread helps noone!thats what the block button is for,same premise as a fly swatter
 
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