Had to tie up all buds, got EXTREMELY heavy over night. Is this okay? (picture)

chris42393

chris42393

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Good evening all! Over night my buds got extremely heavy and were all completely leaning over by the morning and had to tie them up to keep them upright, i have used zip ties for some of them, but couldn't use them for the rest because its so dense in the middle area. So i got this string and tied it all the way around to keep them together and upright. Is that okay? I tried to keep it loose on the buds so it doesn't damage them. I have a picture down below.

Im currently 31 days into flowering

Strain - Cheese Candy by Delicious Seeds
Nutes -- Tiger Bloom, Cal/Mag, Hydroguard

Thank you!
Chris
 

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chris42393 said:
Good evening all! Over night my buds got extremely heavy and were all completely leaning over by the morning and had to tie them up to keep them upright, i have used zip ties for some of them, but couldn't use them for the rest because its so dense in the middle area. So i got this string and tied it all the way around to keep them together and upright. Is that okay? I tried to keep it loose on the buds so it doesn't damage them. I have a picture down below.

Im currently 31 days into flowering

Strain - Cheese Candy by Delicious Seeds
Nutes -- Tiger Bloom, Cal/Mag, Hydroguard

Thank you!
Chris
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You may want to get stakes or something an tie to those.
 
I love big bushies like this one! You must have done quite a bit of topping and/or FIMing to get the crown so "busy". Nice job.

Consider pipecleaners to tie branches to each other or to the main stem. Ideally you could have installed a tomato cage before she spread out the way she did. They also make rolls of the material they use to close up bags of bread, etc. You can roll it around the plant like a string of X-mas lights.

Good luck, BigSteve.
 
chris42393 said:
Guess ill try some stakes! I wont damage the roots when i put them in, will I?

Thanks for all the replies guys! Appreciate it!
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I use stakes and those deli ties you get at the grocery store, grab a handful for free, well they look free...

I jam em right through the roots, I’m sure it’s not ideal but I see no I’ll effects in my garden, the roots should grow back around them if anything , plus it’s pretty late in flower for you so you’ll be good.. If your worrried duct tape them to the outside of the pot

As said above PVC can be very useful and heap for a diy screen , stake, draining pipe, anything...
 
Not sure what’s above them, tent or ceiling , but you can also use fishing line or something similar and hold them up vertical
 
chris42393 said:
Guess ill try some stakes! I wont damage the roots when i put them in, will I?

Thanks for all the replies guys! Appreciate it!
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I take tomato cages that I had and cut straight pieces of it to use as stakes. Also worry not you won’t damage anything sticking them in.
 
 
These are my favorite stakes, don't know where I got them. They hardly disturb the roots at all and the two small hooks at the top and the middle really help secure the branch.
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"Guess ill try some stakes! I wont damage the roots when i put them in, will I?"

Actually it helps the root system to have holes poked in it. I use 16 inch wooden skewers that I stab into the roots. My MJ guru tells me that this aerates the roots, allows more oxygen to get where it is needed. Especially a good idea if you've flooded the pot or other problems such as not enough perlite.

Good luck, BigSteve.
 
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