NEED HELP!dry brittle branches and staulks in flower

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Vern$$

New Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #1

I am growing in soil. plants look great, no problems with leaves or bud.
but,my branches are very "wood like"any recommendations to help this situation??
thank you!!!
Yes and it's not from letting them run to dry I always keep the bottoms moist

 

GrnLeavz

Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #2

It is rather common for the branches to become much harder en stiff in flower to support the flowers. That's why you try to finish your LST, scrog in the first weeks of flower. If you want to train now you can try supercropping.
I hope this kinda answers your question.

 

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Vern$$

New Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #3

well,actually I said it was in flower that they were brittle. it,it is in VEG. that I notice it more.i use small light weight hoops to help spread the tops out.. that's when I went into trouble and end up cracking and I have to tape them.. once I'm in flower and get them scrogged and it's not really an issue but I just think there's something I could add to it to give them a little bit more moisture..
ty,for you input!

 

GrnLeavz

Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #4

Ah i see. Maybe it is just strain related then? Some strains are better for training then others.

 

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Vern$$

New Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #5

True it could be my friend has the same issue same strain..
GG4...

 

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Mitchician

Well-Known Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #6

I agree about the strain dependent thing but I also think you want a bottle of potassium silicate.

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Mitchician

Well-Known Member

• Oct 31, 2019

• #7

By the way my HSO OG Kush Fem is the same.

Edit: ...and my Dinafem Blue Kush photoperiod version.

 

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Cardlee P

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• Dec 17, 2019

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Vern$$ said:

well,actually I said it was in flower that they were brittle. it,it is in VEG. that I notice it more.i use small light weight hoops to help spread the tops out.. that's when I went into trouble and end up cracking and I have to tape them.. once I'm in flower and get them scrogged and it's not really an issue but I just think there's something I could add to it to give them a little bit more moisture..
ty,for you input!

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You being a little rough on that diesel genetics? That's where I've encountered the brittle broken thing...