Bondage: How do you tie up your plants? Help please, had broken plant today.

[giggletwig]

Hi guys. I have a White Widow flowering at 9 weeks and today 2 of the main colas (have 4) bent/broke under the weight of the buds. Darn it - I'm trying to get some nice ambered buds here. I have some stakes in the pot and have branches tied up already, can't believe these 2 broke overnight. The plant stretched a lot and the branches are thinner than I'd like.

Does anyone here have a stake and string solution, like make your own tomato cage... or something? What do you guys do to support them? Or is everyone using scrog?

[doctor livelong]

this late in the game i wouldn't bother scroging. it would be too much work and might damage the plant. id work with what you got or add more stakes. dont be afraid to use a a lot ties. when you tie up the plants dont tie to the plants always tie to a stake or something thats stationary. be creative. next round id definitely scrog and if thats not enough add another trellis on top as she grows taller. good luck!

[Shovelhandle]

I know that some use bamboo sticks, as many as a dozen around the plant to support heavy buds. I use a single fiberglass 'stick' used for electric fencing to tie my plants to. I use scraps of solid electrical wire, like standard house wire for ties.

[tlranger]

New bamboo sticks,, green plastic plant tie, concrete reinforce wire like tomato cage, biggest I've seen 4 cattle panels wired together to make tall cube

[lipps]

New bamboo sticks,, green plastic plant tie, concrete reinforce wire like tomato cage, biggest I've seen 4 cattle panels wired together to make tall cube

A trick to make the green plastic tie easier is use medium paper clips, make a loop on both ends put the clip in and hook it up. Tomato/bean garden nylon netting works well too.

[giggletwig]

Thanks for the ideas, guys.

Lipps -- How would you go about using the garden nylon netting? How would you attach it?

[lipps]

Wrap the plant loosely secure it to the plant with wire tie or opened paper clips and thread tips through the netting it depends on the shape of the plant I saw a photo in Hightimes where they just put it on top and put the tips through the net.