Hollow Stem??

[tinytoon]

Ok we have pretty much only been growing 1 strain and been happy with that but we finally got to the point where we wanted a lil variety. So on our tent grow we sprouted a "freebie" seed from our last order and have it growing with 4 Medibud plants. Now we have no clue what strain this plant is and we have not dealt with different strains while growing. Last night we took a clone from this unknown plant and when I went to scar the stem before putting into a RR I saw that the stem was hollow. Is this a normal thing for some strains? 1st 1 we ever saw so thought I would ask.

[LOC NAR on probation]

I have only seen it a long time ago. I think it was bag seed and it was all sativa. A very fast grower. Since I have ordered good genetics I have not seen it again however I have not had any sativa dom strains for indoor.

[AquaponicHerb]

That there is good hemp. Hollow stems like that are a good sign of structural integrity, I have never seen that.

[ForgetClassC]

Any hydroponic plant has hollow stems, due to the excess of water, the plant doesn't fill that space up with the capillarious(totally made that word up but heres the definition, and it makes sense, I think Websters should hit me up) the "meat" as you would call it, or the fibrous material inside the stem which transfers the water from roots to the rest of the plant without using osmosis, it simply wicks the moisture up, in a hydro plant, or I guess the strain your dealing with, the plant just has everything it needs and can do it easier than others, making it produce less meat. This could be wrong, but its what comes to mind when I thought about this, read it somewhere in school a bit ago.

-C

[Rubberbubbler]

I broke a Kandy hush x skunk plant and noticed the stem was hollow. good thing it was a male but other than that it was a nice healthy plant. The part that broke was a section of the plant that had stretched. I also noticed that as it went down closer to the bottom of the plant it became less hollow.

[Rubberbubbler]

Any hydroponic plant has hollow stems, due to the excess of water, the plant doesn't fill that space up with the capillarious(totally made that word up but heres the definition, and it makes sense, I think Websters should hit me up) the "meat" as you would call it, or the fibrous material inside the stem which transfers the water from roots to the rest of the plant without using osmosis, it simply wicks the moisture up, in a hydro plant, or I guess the strain your dealing with, the plant just has everything it needs and can do it easier than others, making it produce less meat. This could be wrong, but its what comes to mind when I thought about this, read it somewhere in school a bit ago.

-C

That sounds like a good explanation to me.:thumbsup:

[Dayzt1]

My last harvest had all 6 plants with hollow stems (soil grow). One thing I did different with that grow was stop watering about 10-12 days before harvest and decreased the humidity a lot. In my case, the hollow stems were due to the plants drying out nicely right before harvest. It actually cut my drying time down dramatically as well... hope that helps!

[busybee]

Last night we took a clone from this unknown plant and when I went to scar the stem before putting into a RR I saw that the stem was hollow. Is this a normal thing for some strains? 1st 1 we ever saw so thought I would ask.
hi tinytoon,as it was a clone,it was a branch tip.so,no i've not seen this.everyone else is talking about stems,i've never seen a stem that was'nt hollow:jointsmile:

[irydyum]

My experience with all my indoor grows is that the closer you get to the tip of a shoot the more hollow it will be. My plants when harvested, are almost exclusively hollow with the exception being the bottom of the main stem. I have always attributed it to the fact that the plants are basically "babied" their whole life, thus no necessity to solidify the limbs.

I have noticed on the few outdoor grows that I have participated in that more of the branches were solid all the way through. Again, it fell in line with what I had observed in the past so I had no reason to question it. It's been one way I have been able to tell the 2 apart with some degree of accuracy.

[kshchrn831]

From what I have seen, it is from the use of hydroponics or aeroponics, like ForgetClassC said.

With no soils, and only liquids and gases being provided for the plant, more nutrients can easily be absorbed into the roots then into the stem.

[tinytoon]

wow ty for all the replies and looks like I got a few diff opinions too! :thumbsup:

[foggyman]

when i was allot younger we used to carve little and large pipes from cannabis main stems because they were hollow.

you could make a pipe virtually as long as the plant was high.

i think it does this because of the type of plant it is. not sure of the family.

most fast growing plants are the same from nettles to cowslip to bambo to grass stems etc. like scaffolding.

if the plant had to grow and fill in all the gaps it would take allot longer to grow tall. loosing the height fight to other weeds in the wild.

its possible that sativas show this trait more than indicas because of there growth characteristics.

[Daddynobucks]

Any hydroponic plant has hollow stems, due to the excess of water, the plant doesn't fill that space up with the capillarious(totally made that word up but heres the definition, and it makes sense, I think Websters should hit me up) the "meat" as you would call it, or the fibrous material inside the stem which transfers the water from roots to the rest of the plant without using osmosis, it simply wicks the moisture up, in a hydro plant, or I guess the strain your dealing with, the plant just has everything it needs and can do it easier than others, making it produce less meat. This could be wrong, but its what comes to mind when I thought about this, read it somewhere in school a bit ago.

-C

I second this explanation, all my strains develope hollow stems
even my lower limbs used for cuttings are hollow

Daddy

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