So this happened

[SirSmksAlot]

So I waited till after supper time to go into the grow room the other day and when I opened the door I find 2 of my plants fell over from their own weight. I have 2 trellis nets in place supported from a small diameter pvc frame that I built. When I say fell over I mean pretty much laying on their sides. I panicked and started trying to stand them back up as carefully as possible. My biggest gelato split right in half on me and this is the outcome of the surgery I preformed. It's been 2 days since it happened and everything is still alive so I hope I saved her. She's only got about 3 weeks left.
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[Eliot Pryor]

Very nice repair job !! Good luck.

 

[smoorman]

May want to add some cross support a bit higher up. The moment arm created by the weight so far away can be deceivable.

 

[SirSmksAlot]

That's a good call man. Thanks

 

[Gingerbeard]

I've had main stalk splits and not known until harvest. Most anything can be repaired unless it just falls off.

 

[alltatup]

This is why I keep adhesive tape in the grow room, and it has worked every time when I break a branch.

 

[Rwise]

I split one and tied it much like in the pic, my wire is white LOL, they get over it as if nothing happened.

 

[SirSmksAlot]

It doesn't seem to have done anything to the plant. Tough plants I tell ya

 

[OlderNOTwiser]

I had a similar split this past week. After the repair I grabbed a couple plant yo-yo's and they are surprisingly helpful at keeping the weight off the damaged area.

 

[SirSmksAlot]

That's a good idea. Thankfully my trellis nets are holding the weight. My problem was I didn't secure my pvc frame with anything. I'm going to glue it together for next grow. I just liked the idea of being able to disassemble it for storage when I'm not using it.