For all the newbies out there...avoid crushing your stems until you are comfortable with what you are doing to and for your ladies.

This isn't a harmless technique to run out to the growroom and try on all your plants. It's easily overdone, and there is no going back once you fuck 'em up. Before giving 'stem crushing' a try, you might want to know the stability of the strain, and the limitations of your gardening techniques. You might want to practice on freshly-harvested plants to get a feel for the technique, without damaging your next crop.

If you feel compelled to use this technique...perhaps you should look at your own techniques/nutes/schedules, to see why you are dissatisfied with your ladies as they are, and if there's room for improvement.

Will need: Bamboo stakes and twist-ties to support the weakened stems. (if done properly) But does anyone know what happens when you overstress your ladies...? (hint: slowed growth, stunting, nanners or death)

Having said all that, I've tried 'stem crushing' and was unimpressed.
Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on . stem growth I normally grow from clones but have gone back to seeds to make sure I didnt lose a strain I was trying to grow. Is there anything the promotes STEM growth? I use GH Flora series and atm only using ph water and Superthrive, have a small fan moving air (which I know can help stregthen stems). Seedlings are about a week old and 1st true leaves are showing but didnt want to hit with nutes and get top heavy before having decent stems, any thoughts or tricks? Rating: 5