Yeah. It was tied down (LST) and snapped. Almost completely. You are right though I should have tried taping it first. It was just like 90% gone, splintered. Hopefully this never happens again but if it does I will tape. Thanks.Shoulda taped it.
Or if it's in veg still, put it in water as a huge clone... or make a bunch of clones off it
Hoping so. It still has about 30” of height and about 8 branches. I foliar sprayed some silica on it and will see what happens. Will post pics. Thanks.If all those leaves stay uppity like they are then she barely flinched. And will rage forth.
Thanks. I’ll keep an eye on it. Hopefully the other branches (about 8) will take over. About 14 days from natural 12/12 so def lost some yield but I expect to lose 20% outdoors - so I will count this as part of that!Should bounce back. As long as all the leaves stay mostly "upward" like they are then you're fine.
It's called topping.....a bit lower than you'd like but eh shit happens....I'd fill her top with honey or Aloe vera juice and use a bit of duct tape just to cover the crude break / cut done for a couple of days.....holes like that give access to bugs n shit. Even trimming the rough cut if there's room so its a clean cut with a sterile razor then the juice on top.I broke the main stem on a strawberry banana. About 2 ft+ of growth. Still had about 3 ft on it and many branches. It was irreparable so I cut it off. A real bummer. Anything else I should do?
Thanks.
Thanks. I will do so. It was a clone. 2 in 30 gallon. I topped one from the same mother and it’s huge and dense. The one I broke has identical genetics but I did not top (was trying to see yield differences). It def got more spindly and was taller by about a foot. I had just LST it and tripped bending the LST main stem too much, taking out the stem. Had I not LST it would be fine.you're gonna wanna support those soon. she's a little spindly.
Help those branches hold themselves up a little bit and wait till you see the buds. I think you're gonna be surprised.
you're gonna wanna support those soon. she's a little spindly.
Help those branches hold themselves up a little bit and wait till you see the buds. I think you're gonna be surprised.
Yeah it’s going busNo biggie. Plants get damaged all the time.
I used some honey to coat the broken part and then taped it up as you suggest. When should I remove the tape? Should I add more honey and re-tape in a few days?It's called topping.....a bit lower than you'd like but eh shit happens....I'd fill her top with honey or Aloe vera juice and use a bit of duct tape just to cover the crude break / cut done for a couple of days.....holes like that give access to bugs n shit. Even trimming the rough cut if there's room so its a clean cut with a sterile razor then the juice on top.
If you are going to bend them in the future squeeze the stalk hard with your fingers and pinch it flat then wiggle back and forth until pliable enough to bend in the direction you want it to go. That will stop the tearing or breaking the stalk....1 application of Aloe or Honey should be enough. Duct tape is preferred to other types of tape....something about the glue. If I damage a branch I want to save I'll duct tape it and leave it on until I harvest it. The cuts or breaks heal and the tape stays and doesn't bother her growthThanks. I will do so. It was a clone. 2 in 30 gallon. I topped one from the same mother and it’s huge and dense. The one I broke has identical genetics but I did not top (was trying to see yield differences). It def got more spindly and was taller by about a foot. I had just LST it and tripped bending the LST main stem too much, taking out the stem. Had I not LST it would be fine.
Now it is super topped, lol. I hope the 9 other colas on it are going fill in.
A shame it snapped all the way off, I accidently broke my main stem once, I taped it up and it healed without any pests/diseases coming in. Took about 1.5 weeks to healI broke the main stem on a strawberry banana. About 2 ft+ of growth. Still had about 3 ft on it and many branches. It was irreparable so I cut it off. A real bummer. Anything else I should do?
Thanks.
Thanks. It was a mistake to have done so. I tied it down to LST and then tripped in my garden and it broke. The good news is the plant seems okay so far. I’ll leave the tape on for 4 more days and see where I am at then. Will send pics.Ya you wanna try and do it before it becomes a half inch fibrous wooden like. You're supercropping a bit late on really big stalks to be doing it.
You wanna do it higher up on the plant on less developed stalk... So that spot would have been better a month or 2 ago... more pliable.
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