Main stem on plant broke a few hours ago. Feedback appreciated!

Growtopia

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Hi! So this is my first autoflower grow and I'm currently 5 weeks into growth, the plant is still in its veg state, no sign of flowers yet! I gave them their regular (every two days) feeding before I went into work at 12 today and all of them looked amazing and healthy! I came back 5 hours later to check on them and noticed leaves on my GSC auto were wilted and curling upwards. :( I went to water it with rainwater to cure what I presumed was the excessive heat today.. after a slight shower I took away the supports that I've been using to keep the plant from stretching too long and falling over... that's when I noticed that the main stem had been bent a considerable Amount off inbetween that time! I ALSO had a problem with crickets and grasshoppers getting to this flower at its early stage, where you can notice nibbling of the leaves :( ,that problem was addressed 12 days ago with a mesh cover and towels covering any openings! My question is: is this baby saveable with it being propped back up! Should I tape it to the support sticks for increased stability? Should I scrap the plant and plant another in its place before the summer season is up?!6DD53A18-FF4A-41F1-ADFB-08A1A724396B.jpeg907FD23F-B83E-4247-97F4-AF6789700069.jpeg5AD31942-26D5-4E29-9F94-9F6DFEE25D73.pngB8C7BD1C-2205-4B9F-A5FE-94127A48E1EE.png7F4A46CE-CC12-4DB6-B848-0C19C6021D2B.png
 

testology1980

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In general, the plant looks in very bad shape...

Just tape it with sellotape and toothpick and it will be fine, remove after one week

But check what are you doing wrong to this poor plant.. it looks bad
 

Merkn4aSquirtn

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That looks like a branch of a branch on one of my autos @ week 5. That broken stalk isn't your biggest concern. You need to get everything dialed in or this will continue to happen.
 

Merkn4aSquirtn

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you could try to root it in another pot, then have two plants
A 5 week old auto clone? Then he'll have two plants to take care of lol. He needs to do a little reading on here to actually go from start to finish.
@Growtopia , There is a lot of decent guys/gals on here that will take time outta their day to help you but you have to be willing to learn. There's a lot of dicks out here too so just take a mental note of who they are and don't even pay no attention to them. GL welcome to RIU
 

Growtopia

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Thank you to all the feedback! Positive and negative! I’ve already replanted another GSC auto in new soil and have begun the process again! The plant was severely stunted from both the broken main stem and the cricket devastation it endured during its early veg stage. I’d rather use the same pot to grow more efficiently during the final summer season! May post here again on the status of my gelat.og auto! She’s a couple weeks behind the previously mentioned strain and looking wonderful after her first dose of nutrients!
 

Growtopia

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I feed my seedlings with the rainwater I’ve collected until it develops its first 3 sets of leaves and then I feed it with 1ml/L of AN Micro,Grow,Blow + 1ml/l of Sensizym and rhino skin, making sure the PH is in the sweet spot. I feed them this mix every two to three days. Am I doing anything that may be stunting my plants? Overwatering perhaps?
 

Doug Dawson

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Hi! So this is my first autoflower grow and I'm currently 5 weeks into growth, the plant is still in its veg state, no sign of flowers yet! I gave them their regular (every two days) feeding before I went into work at 12 today and all of them looked amazing and healthy! I came back 5 hours later to check on them and noticed leaves on my GSC auto were wilted and curling upwards. :( I went to water it with rainwater to cure what I presumed was the excessive heat today.. after a slight shower I took away the supports that I've been using to keep the plant from stretching too long and falling over... that's when I noticed that the main stem had been bent a considerable Amount off inbetween that time! I ALSO had a problem with crickets and grasshoppers getting to this flower at its early stage, where you can notice nibbling of the leaves :( ,that problem was addressed 12 days ago with a mesh cover and towels covering any openings! My question is: is this baby saveable with it being propped back up! Should I tape it to the support sticks for increased stability? Should I scrap the plant and plant another in its place before the summer season is up?!View attachment 4629493View attachment 4629494View attachment 4629496View attachment 4629498View attachment 4629500
I hate to say this but if it were me I would plant a new one. You may want to keep this to see what happens but you are not starting with a good looking plant and being an auto I would just start over as you cannot extend veg time to fix what ails her. Either way good luck.
 

Growtopia

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I hate to say this but if it were me I would plant a new one. You may want to keep this to see what happens but you are not starting with a good looking plant and being an auto I would just start over as you cannot extend veg time to fix what ails her. Either way good luck.
Thank you!
 
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