Will stabbing stakes into my pots hurt the root system?

[28 Grams]

As the buds grow bigger, my plants are starting to slant due to the weight.
I wanted to stab a long stake into my pot (pretty thin) to help support the stem, but I'm worried that I'll hurt the root system.

Anyone have experience with this? They are in fairly small pots (1 gallon) so I'm sure the roots are dense.

 

[Scientific]

I'd say yeah, of course your gonna do some damage to the roots, but it's not enough to be important. If you drove a stake right into the center of the tap root you could conceivably do some real damage, but who's gonna do that?

Don't stake me!

 

[MsSinful]

I agree with Scientific, try to stay closer to the rim of the pots. I just had to do it this girl, her branches were becoming weak.

 

[28 Grams]

Awesome! I'm excited to get my plants tidied up so they don't brush up against each other so much.