plant support ideas

[coonamatango]

hi, the search function on RUI isn't working for me so i was wondering....

When your tops are getting quite big (I'm 39 days in bloom) and are starting to sway in the light breeze, what is your best method of plant support so the plant can focus all its energy on bud-production and not trying to hold itself upright!

Due to the size and shape of my room I need to move the pots about sometimes to access the plants at the back of my room so tying the stalks to the walls isn't really an option. i had thought about tying the outside stems to the main stalk or maybe making some form of loop to hold the plant tighter together (which in turn will block some light from reaching lower buds!)

Am i just bothering about nothing and should just leave them alone or is there an easy and worthwhile way of supporting the tops

thanks in advance and apologies if this has been addressed in another thread.

 

[rkm]

hi, the search function on RUI isn't working for me so i was wondering....

When your tops are getting quite big (I'm 39 days in bloom) and are starting to sway in the light breeze, what is your best method of plant support so the plant can focus all its energy on bud-production and not trying to hold itself upright!

Due to the size and shape of my room I need to move the pots about sometimes to access the plants at the back of my room so tying the stalks to the walls isn't really an option. i had thought about tying the outside stems to the main stalk or maybe making some form of loop to hold the plant tighter together (which in turn will block some light from reaching lower buds!)

Am i just bothering about nothing and should just leave them alone or is there an easy and worthwhile way of supporting the tops

thanks in advance and apologies if this has been addressed in another thread.

More light and a fan to create a breeze.

 

[coonamatango]

More light and a fan to create a breeze.

no offence - and thanks for reply but... what?

my lighting and air-circulation are fine, my temps are fine and my feeding schedule is fine.

my question is about supporting the plants weight as the tops get heavier so it can expend all its energy on bud-production rather than maintaining stability.
I know netting is a good way of doing this but i am beyond the point of being able to use it

cheers

 

[rkm]

no offence - and thanks for reply but... what?

my lighting and air-circulation are fine, my temps are fine and my feeding schedule is fine.

my question is about supporting the plants weight as the tops get heavier so it can expend all its energy on bud-production rather than maintaining stability.
I know netting is a good way of doing this but i am beyond the point of being able to use it

cheers

I guess its all about which train of thought you subscribe to. I subscribe to the one where the plant should be able to hold itself up without any help. If mine cant do that, then there is something missing.

 

[coonamatango]

I guess its all about which train of thought you subscribe to. I subscribe to the one where the plant should be able to hold itself up without any help. If mine cant do that, then there is something missing.

too true rkm, thats what i thought. i see pictures on this site sometimes with string holding stems up to support the heavier tops. mine are starting to lean back from the main stalk with the weight (great!)

I'm all for leaving well-enough alone...just wondered if anyone had experience with maximising their yield by helping the plant out a little..

thanks again for the replies