broke a branch!

stephencurts

stephencurts

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So my girlfriend tied off a plant for me when i was gone, because of the wind. I come home and the branch is snapped off. She is about 6.5 mendo. And entering flowing. Any concerns for it, or should it heal fine and scar where the branch was??srry no pics didnt think ut necessary on this one
 
K J

K J

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Way to go she killed it just chop it and don't waste your time.




I'm kidding of course one branch you'll be fine.
 
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az2000

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I LST my plants in a tent to keep their canopy height uniform. Sometimes I'm not careful enough and they "give" a little more than I intended. A month ago one snapped. It was held by about 20% of the tissue. I taped it up thinking I was wasting my time because just the movement taping it, I thought would stress the remaining connection.

That thing turned into the hardest branch. It's got a knuckle where I taped it, and it's as tough as wood. The bud on that branch is the biggest on the plant.

I've read about people who intentionally break limbs and stuff because the think it causes the plant to produce more. After what I saw on that one, I'm inclined to break another branch.
 
Michiganja Meduana

Michiganja Meduana

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Just keep the two surfaces together for a week, and you're good. I had topped a plant above the first node to see what it would do. The main stem grew like a "Y", and predictably, it split. I tied the two mains together with a string and duct tape, and it was fine.
 
GroErr

GroErr

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No worries, it'll heal up and harden into a knot in that area, since you're going into flowering watch it through the stretch to make sure it remains supported. Happens to me from time to time when I train them into their flowering position and they recover within 7-10 days.
 
budfarmer420

budfarmer420

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Been there, done that. Usually its my own fault tho, due to being a bit too stoned while working around my girls. As everyone already said, you'll be fine.
 
stephencurts

stephencurts

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CAM00047.jpg Im doing a new follow up post. But here is a sneak peak lol. So
That broken branch sat in my trash can for half the night while i continued to work. Got home and pulled it out the trash, ( looked like any old dead branc) took out the clone kit and the next morning thoses budded clones look happy and alive again. Ive read up on cloning in flower but my first time trying it :-) :-) CAM00047.jpgCAM00047.jpg
 
GroErr

GroErr

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stephencurts said:
Im doing a new follow up post. But here is a sneak peak lol. So
That broken branch sat in my trash can for half the night while i continued to work. Got home and pulled it out the trash, ( looked like any old dead branc) took out the clone kit and the next morning thoses budded clones look happy and alive again. Ive read up on cloning in flower but my first time trying it :-) :-)
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Nice, hope it wasn't out too long. Be patient with them, these flowering clones take longer to root (soil or aero) and start re-vegging again but once they take off they build nice plants and dense bud structures. One thing you can do to speed things up is clip off some of the buds on top, leave a couple but that one has a lot of buds.
 
mwooten102

mwooten102

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Go buy a roll of vet wrap and wrap the knuckle for support. The vet wrap is nice and wide so it won't cut into your girl and it's breathes and stretches as the plant gains weight.

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FRICKITYFRICKTYFRESH

FRICKITYFRICKTYFRESH

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az2000 said:
I LST my plants in a tent to keep their canopy height uniform. Sometimes I'm not careful enough and they "give" a little more than I intended. A month ago one snapped. It was held by about 20% of the tissue. I taped it up thinking I was wasting my time because just the movement taping it, I thought would stress the remaining connection.

That thing turned into the hardest branch. It's got a knuckle where I taped it, and it's as tough as wood. The bud on that branch is the biggest on the plant.

I've read about people who intentionally break limbs and stuff because the think it causes the plant to produce more. After what I saw on that one, I'm inclined to break another branch.
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I can 2nd this. I recently broke a branch almost completely off while doing some LST. Wrapped some electrical tape around that sucker and about a week later its knuckled up and is quickly outgrowing the rest of the branches. Theres some good info about supercropping on the web. Defiantly worth looking into.
 
BluJayz

BluJayz

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Cannabis is a plant that can be graphed so recovering from broken limb is no problem.

If you can support it and bandage it in a few weeks it will be able to support itself.

When graphing branches the stem is almost dug into and the new addition is made like a spear and connected and tied together and they take just fine.

Clones work too, will take a few weeks to root like mentioned above but when they do they explode branch crazy. However a small possibility they may herm due to stress. Usually you can isolate the branch or two and remove it.
 
stephencurts

stephencurts

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BluJayz said:
Cannabis is a plant that can be graphed so recovering from broken limb is no problem.

If you can support it and bandage it in a few weeks it will be able to support itself.

When graphing branches the stem is almost dug into and the new addition is made like a spear and connected and tied together and they take just fine.

Clones work too, will take a few weeks to root like mentioned above but when they do they explode branch crazy. However a small possibility they may herm due to stress. Usually you can isolate the branch or two and remove it.
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Idk but is it possible that the stress from a broken branch in flower will herm? She is a thick 7 ft mendo.
 
BluJayz

BluJayz

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stephencurts said:
Idk but is it possible that the stress from a broken branch in flower will herm? She is a thick 7 ft mendo.
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No not your big girl, sorry I meant the clones.

Deer love cannabis and steal branches all the time, never saw a herm from that.

Oh and cut your leaf tips in half. It helps the plant put energy elsewhere and prevents the tips from drooping and rotting. (Again on the clones)
 
stephencurts

stephencurts

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I am familiar with the clones reverting backing into veg. But what if its not on the lighting cyle to do what? I wanna take the flowing clones and let them root and put them on the same cyle as the big girls in flower and see what happens? ?
 
BluJayz

BluJayz

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To root, they need a 18/6 (or something similar) cycle with like a 23w bulb.

Once they root you can pot them and throw them back into 12/12 if you want.

However when people re-veg a flowering plant its usually to enjoy the wild branch growth that occurs. So you might consider letting them veg a bit to take advantage of more bud-sites.
 
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