rain SPLIT EIGHT FOOT PLANT right now middle
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bf80255
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probably not but you want to make sure you reinforce the break XXXTra well so it doesnt happen again, also make sure there are no cracks that little boring insects and pest could get into and make a home/ meal of your big girl or rot to set in. then just keep an eye on it for a week or so, youll probably lose a big branch or 2 but overall they usually survive.
mushroom head
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Should be fine.. same thing happened to me but with all my plants ha. Used 100ft of rope and a pack of zip ties.. good as new!
Darth Vapour
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i would avoid putting honey on the internal wound ,, clogging path ways just get it close to way it was tape and support it 50 / 50 chance of recovering or them parts wiltering away n dieing may
As for out side wounds for sure some honey wouldn't hurt protecting internals from possible insect invasion, pathogens or disease
bf80255
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haha yea, grow outdoor long enough and itll happensweet, had it happen before but never this low on the tree. literally everything but one branch was laying on the ground...its the only one i couldnt roll inside for rain since its in the ground
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Indagrow
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Ok you keep growing how you grow then, out of curiosity do you think parenchyma tissue would clog these pathways as a natural reaction the plant has to trauma? Follow up if you could apply a naturally occurring not only binding agent, but more importantly antibacterial product to this massive wound would you?
Simply put, honey keeps out and fights the nasty while simultaneously being delicious.
50/50 isn't good enough for me when I know honey will up those rates
You do you.
Darth Vapour
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To my understanding Parenchyma cells in stems are storage cells holding starch Parenchyma cells are better suited for photosynthetic activity because their thin primary cell walls allow more efficient passage of light, water, gases, and metabolites. Remember, as walls of cells become thicker, transport processes are affected!
Indacouch
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I second that lol
Darth Vapour
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I was doing LST and split the stem right down the middle haha couldnt see it through the bush was shocked she kept on growing like no bodies business .
its pretty cool here is the plant after i noticed it while transplanting into ground
its pretty cool here is the plant after i noticed it while transplanting into ground
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Darth Vapour
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I prefer to stay away from Duct tape and plant repair being it has not much stretching capability i found the best way is to get plant back in position, get couple popsicle sticks or long pieces of wood and start off with the non sticky side ,, Once you get some of it covered then turn it to sticky side Use Electrical tape as it has stretching capabilities and lets not forget stalks will keep growing
Johnny Vapor
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I've used duct tape & electrical tape in the past. They both worked fine. If possible, give the plant a dose of fox farms boomerang (not a plug for those guys, but it's the only one I can think of off the top of my head) or something similar. If not possible, give it some B-1. This late in the season you may want to build a wooden cage around your plant as well.
TigerChan
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did you just leave it that way?? i cant see that thing making it like thatMine split from a windstorm. The branches are laying on the ground, on my tomato plants, on a fence. A few split. I didn't "repair" them; they are easily ten foot tall plants.
Bonus: the branches sent shoots up and made more tops. More tops, more cola bud sites.View attachment 3503815