This week started off well, I topped two of my plants, and they seem to recover okay, but then disaster struck. I was trying LST for the first time, but in my excitement I accidentally snapped two of the lower branches off. Not quite sure how big a deal this is, I hope she will recover and not impact my yield too much.
Update: The girls grew nicely this week, however, I suspect I might have overfed them a bit. Especially the Super Strawberry Skittlez seems to be the most stressed, with some very dark and slight curly leaves. It's also quite bushy and compact, which makes me think growth might not be optimal. Hoping to get her back on track this week, and cut back on her feeding.
Snapped 2 branches while trying LST for the first time. Any idea how bad this is for my plant? Should I stop training to avoid more stress since I already topped her this week, or any other advice on how to redeem this mistake? 😩
It happens, you're fine. Honestly I remove those first node branches(sometimes the 2nd too)anyway as they tend to grow stretchy with large gaps between nodes. When using LST, take baby steps when working with stems that are starting to stiffen up.
You'll be fine with the lack of air movement at this stage of your grow, shouldn't cause you any issues! As long as you got a replacement fan coming at some point within too long, I would not worry😇
Congrats on your first harvest, looks like the grow went well. I have a 2x2 also, and have found that one healthy plant usually fills the space. Good move on the outdoor plant.