LST Gone Wrong, First Grow

alright first off what up RIU first post! whoo whoo
second
160 watt t5, 5gal, GH, temp 77,round 55%
first one 3 weeks in veg, tried lst for first time and snapped the stem just above 2nd node, any advice????? and any advice on the lil guy would be cool too


i assume this will die??? i have root gel which i usedView attachment 1660377

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Ive heard that you can actually tape the pieces back together and it will grow back together. it'll have a bump there, also you can just leave it alone and it will sprout 2 colas

yea i dunno bout taping it back im trying to root it i guess,i pretty much topped it but im tryna figure out if its too low or what is it gonna slow growth?

Don't try to do much on your first grow. You need more light if that is 3 weeks or closer light. Good luck

never sprouted 2 colas

they wont actually sprout its just the lower nodes immediately under the cut that will become the new heads.

I split the main stalk where I had topped it once when looking her over rather vigiroursly, I took a zip tie and put it back together. A week later a I cut it off and she never seemed to slow down as it was about the 4th week of flower. I thougth I screwed up major but everything worked out great.

same plant
anybody know whats wrong with the new growth?

If the new grow looks reatard or clawed then it's most likely due to the stress of the previous breaks. As I notice this sometimes when I top plants some of the new growth may have miss-formed leafs or clawed leafs. Plants usually grow out if it with no problems. Just watch an wait.

but its been at least 2 weeks since the accidental break and no new tops so im thinking N def?

It is definietly a nute problem, are you feeding them anything? I was looking throughthe plant problems where I read this...
Zinc (Zn)
Zinc plays a roll in the same enzyme functions as manganese and magnesium. More than eighty enzymes contain tightly bound zinc essential for their function. Zinc participates in chlorophyll formation and helps prevent chlorophyll destruction. Carbonic anhydrate has been found to be specifically activated by zinc.

Zinc Deficiencies:
Deficiencies appear as chlorosis in the inter-veinal areas of new leaves producing a banding appearance as seen in figure 18. This may be accompany reduction of leaf size and a shortening between internodes. Leaf margins are often distorted or wrinkled. Branch terminals of fruit will die back in severe cases.
Also gets locked out due to high pH. Zn, Fe, and Mn deficiencies often occur together, and are usually from a high pH. Don't overdo the micro-nutrients, lower the pH if that's the problem so the nutrients become available. Foliar feed if the plant looks real bad. Use chelated zinc. Zinc deficiency produces "little leaf" in many species, especially woody ones; the younger leaves are distinctly smaller than normal. Zinc defeciency may also produce "rosetting"; the stem fails to elongate behind the growing tip, so that the terminal leaves become tightly bunched.

Guess it could also be this....kinda the same dark green veins with light yellow around them...
Potassium (K)
Potassium is involved in maintaining the water status of the plant and the
tugor pressure of it's cells and the opening and closing of the stomata. Potassium is required in the accumulation and translocation of carbohydrates. Lack of potassium will reduce yield and quality.
Potassium deficiency:
Older leaves are initially chlorotic but soon develop dark necrotic lesions
(dead tissue). First apparent on the tips and margins of the leaves. Stem and branches may become weak and easily broken, the plant may also stretch. The plant will become susceptible to disease and toxicity. In addition to appearing to look like iron deficiency, the tips of the leaves curl and the edges burn and die.
Potassium - Too much sodium (Na) displaces K, causing a K deficiency. Sources of high salinity are: baking soda (sodium bicarbonate "pH-up"), too much manure, and the use of water-softening filters (which should not be used). If the problem is Na, flush the soil. K can get locked up from too much Ca or ammonium nitrogen, and possibly cold weather.


Figure 13


Figure 14

Potassium (K) Toxicity:
Usually not absorbed excessively by plants. Excess potassium can aggravate the uptake of magnesium, manganese, zinc and iron and effect the availability of calcium.

caveman420 said:

but its been at least 2 weeks since the accidental break and no new tops so im thinking N def?

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ok bro has the plant ceased all growth?? because you keep saying no new tops and although your top has been cut off the branches should still be growing.

im feeding general hydroponics flora series rite now in aggressive veg 3 2 1 about to transistion to bloom , and no the branches didnt stop growing, thier being lst'd but i was just saying 2 new tops never grew. and by the pics it does look like Zn def but not too sure yet, totally appreciate everything all.

Is that fishing line?

yes 20 lb, experimenting with couple different things laying around, any suggestions

Might be too "sharp". I like to use cotton string. I'm just concerned it may cut into the plant. Never used fishing line though. So don't really know.

HealthInspector said:

Might be too "sharp". I like to use cotton string. I'm just concerned it may cut into the plant. Never used fishing line though. So don't really know.

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I go with a jute string also labled for tying up tomatoes. Pretty high test strength I would have to go look at the package.

dunno know whats going on but still tryna figure it out
thats a 150 w hps is it ok distance?
and is it ok to trim up sum leaves to get more light to budsites, cuz theres alot of foliage

When people are saying 2 colas they don't mean that 2 new colas will actually grow out of the cut. What that means is that the lower nodes will race to the top and those are now considered your colas and there will usually be 2-4 of them.