Snapped a stem, chances of survival?

[DET—PDX]

Looks like the branch isn’t shriveling It should be good to go. How long has it been since u snapped her from the pic above?

It had been like 4 days and it’s come back. Didn’t look good for the first 2 days. I’ll post an update when I get back Tuesday night.

 

[smokieokie]

While we are on the subject what are everyone thoughts on holding down the super cropped branches. Of course if you don'tie them down they will straiten right back out. I usually tie mine off on what i have to work with. Maybe there is something in existence or easily made out of wire or some other material. It would be nice to rig something that would hold the branch at a 90 degree angle going from the main stem to the broken branch.Any thoughts?

I probably do the same as others, I use (heavy duty) large black twist ties and 20# fishing line usually. I leave slack on fishing line to main trunk so it doesn't pinch. But I'm a noob compared to most as well lol. On a side note, this ones stems turned reddish purple from about 1" below bend to tips. Ever seen that?

 

[Capt C]

I’m thinking of using small customizable tomato cages. Then you could attach bendy pipe cleaners at will to hold down branches. Might eliminate super cropping altogether for the first half of the grow.

I have tried using the tomato cages before. I kind of got away from them because they were a bit on the loose side. They are only anchored by the thin medal feet and depending on your pot size you have to cut some length off of them. As a result they are not very sturdy for 3 gallon pots at least. I hand water as well so they just got more in the way when trying to water. They would probable be fine in bigger pots of soil.

 

[18B]

I either stake mine or use a net...get stakes set early in case you damage roots...

 

[Phylex]

While we are on the subject what are everyone thoughts on holding down the super cropped branches. Of course if you don'tie them down they will straiten right back out. I usually tie mine off on what i have to work with. Maybe there is something in existence or easily made out of wire or some other material. It would be nice to rig something that would hold the branch at a 90 degree angle going from the main stem to the broken branch.Any thoughts?

Bamboo stake and pipe cleaner

 

[Capt C]

Bamboo stake and pipe cleaner
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That's my go to bamboo and pipe cleaners!

 

[High kev]

That's my go to bamboo and pipe cleaners!

I cut a few down and the whole room fell

 

[smokieokie]

Bamboo not easy in a sip lol. But yeah stake them bitches down.

 

[Capt C]

I cut a few down and the whole room fellView attachment 10569

Certainly does not look like a BAD problem! Hopefully everything was ready.

 

[Capt C]

Bamboo not easy in a sip lol. But yeah stake them bitches down.

I like the way green 256 had his sip set up with the pvc frame and scrog net.

 

[Texagonian]

Anyone ever try a band-aid on these booboos?

I have, basically same as tape. Works well and if you wanna add some love on the gauze pad you can. Wish I had taken pics of my band aid branch

 

[BigBallzWillie]

I usually gob some raw aloe vera gel or ale vera mixed with diatomaceous earth, over the wound. Then tape.
I say give it another day if you hav3nt topped.

What function does diatomaceous earth provide for the wound?

 

[18B]

What function does diatomaceous earth provide for the wound?

I believe it would be silica???

 

[Capt C]

That DE sure has a lot of uses. I use it in a pool filter. I know some kennels use it for flee and tick control. Now Silica!

 

[Old ST1R]

That DE sure has a lot of uses. I use it in a pool filter. I know some kennels use it for flee and tick control. Now Silica!

You can also consume it like a supplement. Needs to be food grade though.

 

[BigBallzWillie]

I believe it would be silica???

That DE sure has a lot of uses. I use it in a pool filter. I know some kennels use it for flee and tick control. Now Silica!

Cool, I have a bit of food grade DE here left over from something else...now another use.

 

[BigBallzWillie]

While we are on the subject what are everyone thoughts on holding down the super cropped branches. Of course if you don'tie them down they will straiten right back out. I usually tie mine off on what i have to work with. Maybe there is something in existence or easily made out of wire or some other material. It would be nice to rig something that would hold the branch at a 90 degree angle going from the main stem to the broken branch.Any thoughts?

I use this wire with these clips for tying down/off.

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[The knight of green oakes]

I know these kinda depend on how much stem tissue is still holding on, but It’s been about 2 days and I don’t know what to think on this one. Snapped the same branch in two different places

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Looking closely, her large fan leaf is still quite turgid but the smaller leaves have gone limp. Should I just wait it out? Worst case, I accidentally Topped my plant again.

If it's still in veg it doesn't matter too much.if u think it's slowed the flow of nutrition to the snapped part or it looks like it wont heal it's sometimes best to just chop it away.its better to chop it away during veg than it snapping at 5/6 weeks bloom and losing out on a decent cola.

 

[DET—PDX]

If it's still in veg it doesn't matter too much.if u think it's slowed the flow of nutrition to the snapped part or it looks like it wont heal it's sometimes best to just chop it away.its better to chop it away during veg than it snapping at 5/6 weeks bloom and losing out on a decent cola.

She’s ripping again, all is well thankfully