Dealing w/Severely Stretched In-Grounds.

Hi all,

Back in May I placed 4 bubba kush clones in the ground in an area closely surrounded by numerous native plants and grasses. Shortly thereafter we had a ton of rain, and insects had damaged plants so severely I had pretty much given up on that location. To my pleasant surprise last week, I found they had not only survived but also are out-performing the native weeds.

Unfortunately, in their efforts to get sunlight they also stretched to high heaven. These plants are almost 5 feet tall and have maybe 3 -4 true nodes each. They are in full sun, 8-10 hours daily. Unfortunately, pics would require an extra trip to a remote area full of horseflies...so my next excursion will be with a pair of poultry shears(work great for pruning).

I need to keep these plants at a reasonable height, no more than 6'. They will begin flowering in several weeks and finish by 2nd week of Oct at the latest. I keep wanting to take the entire top foot off of these 4 plants, but if I do so there won't be a whole lot remaining as 75% of bud sites are on the top foot of each lady.

What should I do?.

TY in advance for any assistance.

fold them over if you can...how thick are the stems? some HST might get the girls in line...

james2500 said:

fold them over if you can...how thick are the stems? some HST might get the girls in line...

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I shall return there with some 4 gauge twine, then tie down the tops using the bases of native plants as anchors.

TY!

Seeing any flowers yet? The stretch may be over.... But if not http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-43P/HORT-43P-pdf.pdf

And here, in the first post http://www.420magazine.com/forums/how-grow-marijuana/71170-what-stretch-how-can-i-minimize.html

Grandpapy said:

Seeing any flowers yet? The stretch may be over.... But if not http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-43P/HORT-43P-pdf.pdf

And here, in the first post http://www.420magazine.com/forums/how-grow-marijuana/71170-what-stretch-how-can-i-minimize.html

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I have a duplicate in a 7 gal outdside, it's my gauge to know when the rest are finished. I see a few pistils here and there, but I've worked w/this strain extensively and it does stretch 50% during indoor flowers...probably even more in the ground.

yeah i would definitely tie them down, if the stalks seem "fragile" just tie it over a short amount over a week or two until you get the height your looking for. Should be just fine.