8 foot monsters in the sun: Looks like an Octopus after Rain and wind

gfoyz

Member
Im not new to outdoor growing but I have never had plants this big before - Basically hard rain and wind all night and day and when i went to check on the plants....the tallest of branches was inches from the ground. None of the stems are broken just leaning nearly parallel to the ground and the pot. THe main stem was still in the soil but was leaning tilting to the side as if it was about to rip up from the pot.

I guess my question is...should i be concerned? When the sun comes out will everything stand back up and be fine or do i have to do some surgery out in the rain? Im guessing some roots ripped away from mass when the stem leaned

Thoughts? im sure other people have the same issue

and im guessing its going to get worse when buds form and theres weight to the branches so any preventitive measures i can take? I have bamboo sticks but mostly use them to stop the lean on smaller indoor plants
 

Garden Boss

Well-Known Member
Build a bamboo cage around them and support her. With buds on and rain she will snap and that's no bueno. I drive 4 stakes or bamboos in a square around her into the ground, then attach 4 in a box to support and hold her up and in :) For bushier plants I would then add netting.
 

Turtwig

Member
Feeding with Silica would help this problem, it makes the branches stronger. The rain basically did some heavy LST'ing on your girls, lol.
 
It will be OK now if the branches did not break off, everything will be standing up tomorrow. Bbut you are going to want to support the branches ASAP. I learned this the hard way, Your branches will break off, and you will end up harvesting some branches of disappointing preemie shit. Use lots of those bamboo sticks or whatever you can. Don't worry about the main stem being loose. Just support the plant evenly and hopefully she'll be ok.
 
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