top of flowering plant stem broken

[halospaceboy]

help the top of one of my plants (female ) out grew the rest and i tryed to bend it back down to the light, and in doing so i broke the stem can it repair or should i cut it off please help as im worried i might loos it

halospaceboy Reviewed by halospaceboy on 11-26-2006. top of flowering plant stem broken help the top of one of my plants (female ) out grew the rest and i tryed to bend it back down to the light, and in doing so i broke the stem can it repair or should i cut it off please help as im worried i might loos it Rating: 5

[halospaceboy]

also the leafs are drooping at the top is this because they have gone above the light canopy?

[Storm Crow]

Child, it's a weed! If the leaves on the broken part wilt, it likely will lose the top. BUT all is not lost! The plant will put out side shoots to replace the main cola. I regularly top my plants on purpose to get more tops growing. Usually I do it about 3 -4 weeks in veg. Next time you want to bend a plant either pinch it where you want to bend it- just enough to barely crush the stem and then gently bend it. It may need some support temporarily. OR You can do some LST- low stress training- by adding weights to the branches to bend them. (do a search here) One of my friends uses her empty lighters- her plants look like some weird Xmas trees! I also have used twist ties, shaped into a "S" shape, to hook taller branches to either a lower branch or a stake pulling it down. The thing is to be gentle and take your time. When your broken bud finally dies, dry it and smoke it as a preview of things to come. You might be nicely surprised. - Granny Storm Crow

[halospaceboy]

thanks for the info was worried that a plant in flower would die if the stem was broken thanks again granny storm crow, i look forward to the early bud test

[Arklenao2]

search for "broken stem" and "stem broken" most the time you can wrap the stems back up together and they will fuse back together creating a knot, i dont know about during flowering how well this would work thoUGH

[halospaceboy]

thanks ark most helpfull