Buds Got To Heavy!!!!!

Remember that the smaller the tie material size, the closer to blade size it is, and thus, the more likely you are to cut into your stalk/stem at the pressure points. No genuine gardener would ever use kite string, or floss. Strips of cloth are what most outside gardeners use. I'm using yarn inside.
Think of it this way. Take your floss, kite string, etc. and squeeze it tightly between your thumb and a fingertip . . . now, using your other hand, jerk several inches thru your grip rapidly, you know, like a gust of wind or something.
Voila, slice.

As far as the duct tape ripping bark off , why would one need to take the tape off? Assuming it worked, the tape would be the plants "skin" . . . I wouldn't tamper with it.

bamboo skewers make good stakes as well. i electrical tape 2 together to make extra height.

ok so it has been around 5 hourse sence i noticed the injury... i have splinted it with a plactic test tube it was the same width of stem so i cut in half.. i had to tape it VERY tightly to get the stem back together.. i finished my spiderweb and have all colas teid up... i dont see any change in plant witch is good!!!!! i do have a question thogh... should i be using full strength nutse or should i cut back... i am usingfox farm cha ching big bloom and tiger blossoms.... keaping to fead chart... im not shure if the high sorces of phosphorus will bother the injury.... will adding a extra kick of nitrogin help me any????

warfare said:

really!!!!! i was going to do it this way but i thought the hard ribbed plastic wouldnt be to good on already hurt stem so i put some tape on first to soften the contact beatwean stem and zip tie.... maybye i should try this i guesse i cant hurt her much more then she is....

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I had one that a bulb fell on and tore two of the side branches off the only thing holdin was a little bit of out skin.Iput the in the original position zip tied the node area tight then added a popsicle stck to stabilize it then wrapped it in electrical tape.I finished veg.and then flower and it was O.K. The weird thing about it is when i harvested it the branches were just butted up against the stalk and did not reattach at all.But still grew like it wasn't damaged.