need expert help

[hondo]

Need expert help! I have 2 3X3 trays of unruly plants grown from seedling.I have plenty of light but i let them go to long before flowering.Now they r in the 4th week of flower and r growning past the lights.They r very healthly and going strong.What i need help with is ,has anyone ever bent a plant at a 90 degree angle ,which slitely breaks the stalk , in order to get the canapy of a scrog?NE logical opion or experience would be appreciated.THANKS GUYS

hondo Reviewed by hondo on 02-05-2006. need expert help Need expert help! I have 2 3X3 trays of unruly plants grown from seedling.I have plenty of light but i let them go to long before flowering.Now they r in the 4th week of flower and r growning past the lights.They r very healthly and going strong.What i need help with is ,has anyone ever bent a plant at a 90 degree angle ,which slitely breaks the stalk , in order to get the canapy of a scrog?NE logical opion or experience would be appreciated.THANKS GUYS Rating: 5

[hondo]

just a few pics .NE sugesstions

[j913jones]

yeah man looks like a jungle. I would not bend at 90 degree angle. I would tie them down togather and keep clipping the top bud.

[turtle420]

has anyone ever bent a plant at a 90 degree angle ,which slitely breaks the stalk , in order to get the canapy of a scrog?

Hey Hondo,

You asked for "expert advice", and I ain't no expert, but it might help anyways...
While LSTing my girls, I accidentally bent too much one of the branches... right now, it's sitting at about 90 degrees. It wasn't on purpose... and in fact, I didn't realize I had bent it that way until days later.

I'll upload pics later on... but, the plants per-se, is super. I didn't notice any "stunt" on her growth (then again, it was only once), and that bend just grew fine.

I'd say go for it.

Best,

-turtle420
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[hondo]

thanks for the replies .I went ahead and bent about 1/3 of them over , trying not to break them at the bend ,but a few of them broke .I will just see how they react and go from there

[scobbie]

when bending the plant get it between your finger and thumb and rub the stem a little until you start to see it getting darker green(brusing) and then bend to the disired angle , this prevents the stem from snapping and the plant will stay at the angle requred,hope this helps .

[J DOG 6000]

Turtle,what you accidently did is called supercropping and ussualy people massage the stem between ther fingers gently to mush up the inner pulp and viens.Then the top of the plant just folds under it's wieght and heals and grows like that...sideways...the new growth grows up ofcourse but the top half of the plant stays at a 90 degree angle and the stem heals well and hard...no prob.
Soma does this.
google supercropping

[skunkydelight]

yeah, or you could just tie down without breaking...which i would recommend.
-sD

[Garden Knowm]

HI Hondo,

COOL JUNGLE!!!!!

love

Make about 300-500 clones...

Or

Tie them down.. and really tie them down... spend a couple hours tying them down as low as you can without breaking them

if you do break them.. just tape the break and it will heal... you can even use a band aid...

but really you should clone the shit outta them... make about 300 clones.. and when they root... FLOWER them!!!

LOVE

[turtle420]

Make about 300-500 clones...
LOVE

I swear gK... I sometimes think you're the
Official Gardener in Colombia...