when i broke the one in half i used a stick to hold her up. i taped it, but had to have the support and was afraid to move her much... so actually, i used 2 sticks! but it worked, she has a scar, but healed nicely!
i was wondering, will the sticks help the plant? i know people, with house plants, will poke sticks to aerate the roots... and they sell those shoes to stab your grass...
i just cant wait till i need a stick to support a bud! lol
hey brother, first of all ignore the trolls. If some idiot believes that nobody knows how to grow unless they grow the same way as them, then clearly that individual does not have adequate educatuon, insight, humility and open-mindedness to be giving ANY advice about growing. Im sure hes happy with how he grows and thats great for him. Now, what you described, breaking the plant, you may have inadvertently stumbled upon another technique called super-cropping. Bending a stem back and forth until ONLY the inner part of the stem is broken and then bracing it and letting it heal. You only break it just enough that it needs help standing, you dontwant to break the outer stem. Once healed it will look like a big knuckle but the nutrient pathways inside that branch are now exponentially larger and reinforced. Branches you do this too will grow more bud. Theres also 1 other benefit to using stakes.... im sorry, sticks..
when there is something perfectly vertical growing right next to the main stalk, it actually encourages the plant to grow straight up along side it. Ill say the same thing ive said before, you need to do what is best for you, in your environment, to get what you want to get out of your grow. Aside from the odd troll that always believes they know all and their methods are the only methods to use if you are to be considered a "real grower", aside from them, there are a lot of very knowledgeable, experienced and friendly people here at the farm who genuinely just want to help people with questions. Welcome to the farm brother. Dont hesitate to ask any questions you might have. I wish you luck and many bountiful harvests, friend. Happy growing.