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Top buds bending over, is this normal?
Faegrows
started grow question 5y ago
Is my plant head heavy or is the branch just dying? She seems to be topping over on a for branches, is this normal?
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Plant. Stem - Weak
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MrStinky
answered grow question 5y ago
Could be that the buds developing are too jeavy for the branches, could be the start of a calcium deficiency that can cause weak stems. Try some calmag and supporting the buds before the stems break.
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Faegrows
answered grow question 5y ago
@MrStinky
I just started feeding calmag again last week, hopefully this helps!
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