Broken off main stem, need some help please

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TreesArtCreate

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Hi guys,

I have always grown no LST or topping due to having a very tall grow space and lots of top/side lighting.

My grow area has since changed and I now have to keep the plant short. So i wanted to try LST. Well I bent the main stem a little too much and snapped 3/4 of it. (Please see pictures for detail)

Last year I had a freak thing happen where I had a light structure fall and smashed the shit out of one of my plants but it recovered like a boss, so I am not too worried about the plants recovery.

My main question is whats the best option I could go with here (in this situation) to keep my plant short and get a decent yield? Plant is only about 7-8 inches in height.

Any help would be great, I really appreciate it.
 
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TreesArtCreate

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I am inexperienced with topping and supercropping, could you please explain a bit more. Do I actually cut the main stem and let the side shoots grow making an "even" canopy?
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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TreesArtCreate said:
I am inexperienced with topping and supercropping, could you please explain a bit more. Do I actually cut the main stem and let the side shoots grow making an "even" canopy?
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Take the lower side shoots and clone them. The lowest ones. You'll see by topping and supercropping that the side buds from a fair height get more light. If you go so far as to later SCROG your grow the plants are in prime shape to be trained in it.
 
cincity420

cincity420

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I had a 8 week plant 6 weeks into flower and the main stem broke below the cola. I just made a splint and taped it. As long as it isn't broke completely off, the remaining "veins" will still transfer water and nutrients
 
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