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Top buds bending over, is this normal?

Faegrowsstarted grow question 4y 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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MrStinkyanswered grow question 4y 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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Faegrowsanswered grow question 4y ago

@MrStinky I just started feeding calmag again last week, hopefully this helps!

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