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Stem not growing as fast as the branch
contrapunk
started grow question 6y ago
The Two mainline branch seems to have more girth than the main stem. Any reason why the stem isn’t growing at the same rate?
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Week 8
Plant. Stem - Weak
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Fruitgrower
answered grow question 6y ago
I'm not quite sure what you mean? It looks healthy. You've done it correctly 👍🌱all stems will garden up eventually....
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HappySkunk
answered grow question 6y ago
Wow, that looks like a weightlifter. Don't worry - I'm sure the stem will follow... soon it'll look like a proper trunk.
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Fusion
answered grow question 6y ago
As your mainlines get more weight/size the stock will thicken.
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