Lemon Kush Day 13, broke main stem

[3starsandasun]

SOILLESS GROW

Strain - Lemon Kush
# of Plants - 1
Grow Type - Soiless
Grow Stage - Day 13, FLOWERING
Bucket Size - 3 Gallon
Lights - 85W Hans Panel LED
Nutrients - Advanced Nutrients Connoisseur w/ hobbyist level bundle
Medium - Coco/Perlite and a little vermicompost
PPM - 1,340
PH - 6.3
RH - 50% to 89%
Room Temperature -66 to 84
GrowLab40 Tent
Pests - None so far

Problem: I was tying down the 4 branches to keep the tops from reaching the light, little did i know the 4 way branch broke in the middle. (plant was given to me with a 4-way ). This is my first grow and obviously my tent is too small for this strain. Again, this was only given to me by a friend on week 2 of Veg. Will this heal or cause a delay I am in Day 13 from flowering. Will she still grow taller? Should I put any meds on the branch that broke? please help!

here is a pic:

 

[c526]

can you get in there and tape them back together?? get them pressed back together asap

yes you will add a few days flowering time,maybe a week

 

[3starsandasun]

best effort to tape them back together with top not touching the light i hope she makes it.. i don't mind being behind. what could i put on it to make it heal better & faster?

 

[theengineer]

you need to ensure the gap is closed or you risk losing the plant to infection of some sort..

 

[c526]

do you by chance have any aloe Vera kicking around??

keep the area clean,she will be alright,Ive done worse.

keep your hands clean when working with her,as engineer said, infection is a possibility

 

[theengineer]

to be honest dude, you should get that tied up with some string, not too tight, but around each branch in some way as to bring those parts together, I wouldn't put tape on it due to the glue on the sticky side.

 

[c526]

rope/string pinches it off and will cut into the outter membrane.

if you dont get it snug,it wont heal..ive never lost a plant from tape,anytape.duct,masking,electrician. clear..

when I experimented with grafting a decade ago,all my plants looked like a Frankenstein with all the tape holding her together

 

[3starsandasun]

it seems the broken stem is drying.. i placed a fan on it last night & she seems to be healing well. no drooping on the leaves whatsoever. fingers crossed. i hope she makes it. the duct tape is holding!

 

[c526]

thats good news,she will make it

 

[3starsandasun]

some pics of from today.. she seems to be doing well. i fed her today added 12ml of blackstrap molasses to 3 litres of water. i am thinking if i should trim her like the lower bud sites that do not get enough light. should i or should i not at her present condition? i believe lollipop ping is the correct term hehe. what do you guys think?

the four main colas:

the best looking cola among the four:

the lower bud site that i am itching to cut off:

 

[c526]

do NOT cut on her,she has been stressed enough

 

[3starsandasun]

any Advance Nutrients user here? I am currently using Connoisseur with Big Bud & B-52. I am wondering when to switch from Big Bud to Overdrive. I am currently at day 17 since the pistils started to show. tnx!

 

[3starsandasun]

hope anyone can shed some light. when they say a strain is 8-9 weeks flowering, does this include the last 2 weeks of flowering already which is for flushing? i am suppose to shift from using big bud to overdrive on the last 2 weeks before flushing. also, do you start your count when you make the switch from 18/6 to 12/12 or do i start to count when i first see the pistils? thanks!

 

[theengineer]

yes

 

[Dutty Panty]

I use Teflon tape lightly wrapped then pull off once healed. Aloe Vera I've never heard of. Should be fine I super crop and lbt so it happens.

 

[JAFO]

I have broken mains more than once... I know this sounds crazy but in reef keeping, I used to superglue corals to base rock etc... Cynocylacate is the active ingredient. I would use a small zip tied to pull it together tight and then lay a layer of glue over the top. It holds together Long enough to heal then the glue "skin" cracks off as the joint grows.