Yes i have had problems with the plants laying over as well, another factor is if your plant is laying down because your buds are soaking up excessive water you now have the mold factor to worry about..
Say your root base travels 10 inches down and there are nutrients 20 inches down that have not yet been absorbed, when it rains and the water soaks down to the 20" mark the nutrients will move towards the top of the soil. I am a botanist but i grow MJ for fun because of the many unique...
I wouldnt worry about nutes if its directly in the ground, rain flow will will deposit more nutrients to your plant by moving sediments and nutrient deposits around, basically rain stirs stuff up in the ground. You should be fine.
Ya i learned about the honey out of the grow bible, it works pretty well, supplies the plants with carbs to heal faster, they can breath through gauze and since air gets through it wont mold.....
1-For the branches to heal you need to put some honey in the wound and wrap it with gauze. 2- You need to low stress train, if you bend the branches over about an inch each day she will get use to it, and yes training your plant will almost always produce more yeild because you are getting more...
Throw a sheet over her at night and wrap her up, it will keep her warm and she can still breath through the sheet, i have finished plants in colorado in the winter doing this.....
Your girl will usually hit a "bud growth spurt" on a regular basis i'd say anywhere from between every 2-3 weeks they could double in size.....be patient she's only been at it for a couple weeks after about the first month they will start to rapidly increase in size as long as they are getting...