@gottagrowsometime, it's nearing the beginning of flower (stopped stretching and now buds are producing more stigmas) and these are autos, the kelp meal must've helped them shoot up though it may be because of the lack of foliage, overall though i think hst is the best option to let the top bud get ripe and developed, I appreciate your generous suggestion and will look for some sort of solution to bend it. Happy smokes!!
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