Huge plant touching wood fence?

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That One Stoner Guy

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So my first grow has been a succesful one so far. Ive been growing bag seeds with little effort or money put into them (research pays off) and i have some huge girls outback now. The only problem is theyre getting super wide and outgrowing the 3x3 area. Only a small portion of the plant is touching the fence (maybe 15%). Can anyone give me some thoughts on how i should or if i even should handle this?
 

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Dan Drews

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It shouldn't hurt the plant, as long as it's only fan leaves and not colas that are rubbing. Any colas that rub will lose trichomes.

You can use bamboo stakes and string to pull the colas close to the fence away from it. As the colas grow this summer, you'll need to provide them some support in case of winds when the buds are big and fat.

Nice looking plant, you're doing fine.
 
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Kcbscrogger

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That One Stoner Guy said:
So my first grow has been a succesful one so far. Ive been growing bag seeds with little effort or money put into them (research pays off) and i have some huge girls outback now. The only problem is theyre getting super wide and outgrowing the 3x3 area. Only a small portion of the plant is touching the fence (maybe 15%). Can anyone give me some thoughts on how i should or if i even should handle this?
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I hope you're cool with your neighbors because smell is going to be a factor or they could hang over the fence and pull off your colas. Good luck
 
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Dan Drews said:
It shouldn't hurt the plant, as long as it's only fan leaves and not colas that are rubbing. Any colas that rub will lose trichomes.

You can use bamboo stakes and string to pull the colas close to the fence away from it. As the colas grow this summer, you'll need to provide them some support in case of winds when the buds are big and fat.

Nice looking plant, you're doing fine.
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I need to look into this becuase i had a much smaller plant that still had heavy nugs branche breaking off
 
Dan Drews

Dan Drews

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You should see lots of examples of supporting colas here on RIU and on the Internet. You can use several things for support - netting (feed colas through nets), bamboo and string, tomato cages (too late to slide over your plant now). Anything that supports the colas and limits how much they sway in the breeze should work, unless your hit by a twister.
 
ruby fruit

ruby fruit

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for a cheap fix I just use like a car trailer net over the plant then you can bend and manipulate the plant any way you want..but the only negative is if the trailer net gets wet it can cause discolouration on the stem etc ..other wise lst is your go cos if your hard up against the fence now its gonna be hard to cage it
 
Alienwidow

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Id put a tent stake or two in the ground and use it to tie the the plant away from the fence and into the yard. Then put a trellis behind the plant like a vertical scrog using two t posts, one on either side and the netting between. Two more t posts a couple feet in front of the plant and you could put another trellis connecting the four tposts. Treating it like a fast growing bonsai will keep it away from that fence and save the branches from breaking off in the wind. Lots of guys scrog their outdoor plants to a degree.
 
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Alienwidow said:
Id put a tent stake or two in the ground and use it to tie the the plant away from the fence and into the yard. Then put a trellis behind the plant like a vertical scrog using two t posts, one on either side and the netting between. Two more t posts a couple feet in front of the plant and you could put another trellis connecting the four tposts. Treating it like a fast growing bonsai will keep it away from that fence and save the branches from breaking off in the wind. Lots of guys scrog their outdoor plants to a degree.
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Is there any examples you could show me? Sounds like a good idea but im having a hard time picturing it..
 
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