Broke branches

[Gb Packer]

Came home from work and 4-5 branches were laying on the ground they snapped due to extra wieght from heavy rain and water in the buds plant is 53 days into its 56-63 day grow cycle tried tying branches up

 

[KingJoe83]

Hey get some bamboo sticks and green twisty tie or the thick wire kind I liek better I’ve leaned buck store sells it. Or get some wood thick sticks from forest and stick in ground if cost is issue. Protect your beautiful plants . Well done btw .

 

[Weaselcracker]

I use pipe cleaners and tie them back together - a simple 90° twist is actually it takes to hold something- makes it easier to undo with a tug. If a plant is busted mid stem or mid branch then I use a twig as a splint and lash it in place with a pipe cleaner. This is the best option I’ve found, though almost anything will serve to tie plants back together. I’d avoid tape- it’s hard to work with and hard to remove.
Tomato cages work great to support heavy floppy plants

 

[Gb Packer]

Ya i have tied it up but brances are 90% broken off they are hanging on by a thread just dont know how she will handle the shock and its trying to use its energy budding now it has to try and repair itself !

 

[Gb Packer]

Its tied up time will tell

 

[Weaselcracker]

As long as the broken surfaces are closed back together they usually manage ok. At least you’ll know very quickly if they’re not because they’ll wilt completely.

 

[Gb Packer]

3 other plants i tied up after work all are getting water logged from rain white widow got injured hope tying green crack gsc and critical magic save them from same thing happening !

 

[Oldbear]

what about some wax around the break?

 

[Gb Packer]

Its worth a try lot of time into these ladys hate to loose them they are 6' h and 6' around alot of big heavy buds

 

[Oldbear]

Maybe some bees wax or something soft so you can mold it around the branch. This will just help heal the split though . It wont add any structural strength.

 

[Oldbear]

Some of the guys and gals with monster plants have been wrapping them with a mesh to support everything.

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• Oldbear
• May 12, 2018

 

[Gb Packer]

Nothing that big but mesh prob would help

 

[Big Sparks]

Never tried wax, But i would definitely tie them up with some help from stakes, sticks, or something. Heck, you can even lean an old chair in there to help prop it up if thats what takes the weight off of it enough to for the branch to be put back to its normal position and therefore allowing the wound to be closed up, or as best you can, to begin the healing process. Hell ive tied around them with that green cheap garden wire/tie, a couple of times too tight and choked them off during veg. They still didnt die. They outgrew the wire and basically grew around it to where the wire sunk into the trunk of the plant. I dont really recommend this approach only because there are better ways (without the wire choking) but in an emergency, like you, and towards the end of flower/life cycle, it would get you through. I just wanted to share about how hard it is to actually kill these plants sometimes. If it doesnt work, like Weaslecracker said above, it will show you right away. If it looks good still by the end of the day, it should make it. Still there in the morning, even better.

 

[Sloppy]

I broke a branch trying to super-crop a while ago. Duct-taped it right up no probs.

 

[Tattoodlineman]

Zip ties are my best friend

 

[Mars Hydro]

Sorry to see this, that happens for outdoor growing, hope after you tied them up, will recover soon!