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Sativa1444
Sativa1444started grow question 1mo ago
Hi, I applied LST to my 23-day-old auto plant since the sprout stage. While bending it very gently, I heard a small crack sound from somewhere, but I checked the whole plant and couldn’t find any break. Could this be a problem? Also, is my LST correct?
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 1mo ago
Did any leaves droop? If you damage vascular tissue enough, some portion of the plant will have a problem maintaining turgidity -- essentially water pressure in the plant that holds itself up. Even if it didn't droop, you likely damage 'something' if it made a cracking sound. As long as the stem(s) didn't get completely severed, which would be obviously detached, lol, it will most likely heal. You probably did some damage, but it just didn't break off. It'll heal stronger than it was before. Since it's an auto.. may slow it down. as long as growth continues at same rate you saw before, that concern can be eliminated. I would take extra time looking for pollen sacs during initial flowering stages. The longer you go out from the stress, the less you have to worry about ramifications downstream. LST looks fine. Not bery useful for autoflowers unless it's an XXL variety. Anchor and bend down... looks good. You should have a plan and not just do it whimsically. You only need about 3 colas per sq ft. Working backward from that and your footprint of light can tell you each plant's responsibility.. With autos, each plant can be a drastically different size, so it's more of a guessing game than it would be with photoperiods, but can still apply similar concepts to make decisions easier. have an endgoal for your canopy. simply do what's necessary to get there in the most efficient way possible. It will save your time, effort and money.
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AlienScrOG
AlienScrOGanswered grow question 1mo ago
soltantoonly a careful eye can see the break in the first photo I saw that small break it is a fairly important HSD do not pull more unfortunately I'm seeing a break even if not complete right at the beginning where there was the Leone coat between the parts that could still take root that is, I look carefully under the under the cotyledon between the first leaf and the cotyledons there is a small break there, you can see it in the photo too I always advise you to make that sound more delicately next time and you will tell me how to create it by compressing two fingers in the points where there will be greater tension during the bending so before folding, squash and fold only after squashing, practice with a straw or other plants if you have time go and see my diaries there are many mistakes but which ones not to make
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 1mo ago
You can break a stem up to 75% ish and the plant will keep growing without negative effects. As long as nothing is drooping, your plant is fine. Cannabis has remarkable powers of healing and it takes a lot of abuse before things go really wrong.
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Sundancers
Sundancersanswered grow question 1mo ago
HI Sativa1444 - dein LST sieht sehr gut aus. Wenn du ein Knacken gehört hast, ist das erstmal nicht so schlimm. Wir haben leider auch schon LST zu stark betrieben. Die Pflanze erholt sich. Wir konnten den Riss an dem Trieb sogar schon sehen. Durch stabilisieren des geknickten Triebes ist sie wieder zusammen gewachsen. Seih die nächsten Tage einfach mit LST zurückhaltend. Sie wird sich wahrscheinlich erholen.Viele Grüße
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GoodWeedBerlin
GoodWeedBerlinanswered grow question 1mo ago
It looks like the crack sound came from a few centimeters under the first node. It might be a bit of a break for the growth, but she will repair herself in the next days. I would make a training-stop for the next 5-7 days. So she can put her energy in healing herself. Your LST looks fine. I would not go for the stems on the first node as they usually do not become very productive. I would remove them with the start of the training. But after the crack I would wait with that.
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