Help! - Split Main Stem When LSTing - 3 Weeks Into Flower

[JackWeed]

Knew it was too good to be true....noticed that she's slowed down growing and not stretching as much as she usually does when watering and feeding...this I've noticed since last watering, which was 3 days ago (she was fed yesterday)..anyway, took it out to remove a few dead leaves from bottom and noticed I must have split the main stem when tying her down a bit:

She's nice and green and still healthy looking, and where it has split has dried up a bit. Anyone know if I should just leave her be now, or try and push the two stems back together in the hope they'll fuse back? We're 3 weeks into flowering...

 

[NuttyProfessor]

was going to say cable tie , had to edit , sure it would choke the stem when it grew , maybe some tape or maybe just let it go if it looks ok

 

[NuttyProfessor]

hmmmmm or even some soft tire wire and loosen after a while to see ?

 

[JackWeed]

It's definitely slowed down growth wise, but that could be shock..may aswell loosen the string holding the main branches down so it pulls back together and hope it hasn't dried out enough not to fuse back?

 

[Weaselcracker]

I do that all too often. I use pipe cleaners to lash the area together wrapping around the bases of the closest branches. I've tried tape but it only comes in two kinds- not sticky enough to work, or too sticky and impossible to undo when you need to. The split is always vulnerable to us bumbling around and making it worse.

 

[JackWeed]

I've put some string round it to tie it up..not 100% perfect, but pulled it closer together..just not enough room to get your hands in there to do a really good job. Thanks for your comments and suggestions though lads, really appreciated! Hopefully she'll be ok...

 

[NuttyProfessor]

maybe we should be putting something around them before we bend ? now thats a plan for the future

 

[Weaselcracker]

I find they don't tend to split till the stalk gets a bit older and woodier. Maybe it's because I put my screen on late and that's when I manhandle them more. When I look at the direction of the split though (lengthwise obviously )it looks to me like it's not doing any real damage. If it can be tied up without constricting the plant in the future then I think it's still at 100% health.