Help needed! Broken stems! How a healthy plant turned into a dying one after 80 day:(

weed.senior · May 16, 2012

My cat jumped on one of my plants. It was a mess

4 main stems were broken. One had too much damage. This happened while we were out for 2 days. Right now I'm thinking if there is any chance for the branches to recover. Here are the pics :
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Before the cat attack :
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After the cat attack ( minutes after I found them felt to the ground )

Today ( after 2 days )

Let me know if you have any advice for my case. Should I give the plant more vegging nutes since we need it more developed? I'm really dissapointed since this was my strongest plant. I can't be mad on the pet since this was an accident and is my fault since I don't have a roof for the grow room.
Guys any encouraging words are good for my broken heart.
PS: The central main stem is intact and strong.

delvite · May 16, 2012

are the stems snapped or badly bent? try spraying them ( leaf feed ) it may help recovery

Guitar guy · May 16, 2012

Duct tape is your friend. Mend them like a broken bone, and keep the tape on for about 2 weeks. They should heal right up. Were they in veg or flower?

spambunny · May 16, 2012

Guitar guy said:
Duct tape is your friend. Mend them like a broken bone, and keep the tape on for about 2 weeks. They should heal right up. Were they in veg or flower?

would a little rootex applied to breaks/bends and allowed to dry before tape application speed recovery?

missnu · May 16, 2012

I would just prune off the broken and limp branches and then just let them regrow a bit before you flower and there should be no issue..

weed.senior · May 16, 2012

delvite said:
are the stems snapped or badly bent? try spraying them ( leaf feed ) it may help recovery

Badly bent for sure. The branches look worse I guess by day

Guitar guy said:
Duct tape is your friend. Mend them like a broken bone, and keep the tape on for about 2 weeks. They should heal right up. Were they in veg or flower?

First week of flowering

Just after 70 days of vegging.

missnu said:
I would just prune off the broken and limp branches and then just let them regrow a bit before you flower and there should be no issue..

It is flowering time

Anyway there are plenty of places for the new buds to develop I guess. I feel bad for the dying branches

weed.senior · May 16, 2012

Thank you guys for the replies. Do you think I should use vegging nutes to stimulate the growth? Right now my plant is on first week of flowering.

raiderman · May 16, 2012

keepin yure cat out would help.

REALSTYLES · May 16, 2012

Kill the cat....Just kidding just cut the branch for it's no turning back by the way it looks.

weed.senior · May 16, 2012

REALSTYLES said:
Kill the cat....Just kidding just cut the branch for it's no turning back by the way it looks.

I'll do that tomorrow. I'm sad but what can I do. I was lucky that I moved my short rider days ago. The plant which felt down was quite heavy and could distroy also my short rider. The short riders autos have a tiny stem and big buds.
That's it! I'll take care of my plant tomorrow. I'll trim the dying branches. Maybe I'll feed vegging nutes for ~1 week or so.

BeaverHuntr · May 16, 2012

weed.senior said:
I'll do that tomorrow. I'm sad but what can I do. I was lucky that I moved my short rider days ago. The plant which felt down was quite heavy and could distroy also my short rider. The short riders autos have a tiny stem and big buds.
That's it! I'll take care of my plant tomorrow. I'll trim the dying branches. Maybe I'll feed vegging nutes for ~1 week or so.

Shit happens dude, i would use a non toxic tape maybe something like masking tape and tape those bitches back together if they dont heal then your shit out of luck and need to just cut the branch off and take your losses. Every grower with at least a few grows under their belt has bumped, bent or broke a branch or two it happens all the time, tape it and keep an eye on things. Good luck. Also keep your pets out of your grow rooms your cat could have some critter living in its fur and then its into your grow room.

weed.senior · May 16, 2012

BeaverHuntr said:
Shit happens dude, i would use a non toxic tape maybe something like masking tape and tape those bitches back together if they dont heal then your shit out of luck and need to just cut the branch off and take your losses. Every grower with at least a few grows under their belt has bumped, bent or broke a branch or two it happens all the time, tape it and keep an eye on things. Good luck. Also keep your pets out of your grow rooms your cat could have some critter living in its fur and then its into your grow room.

Thanks for encouraging me mate, it really helps

weed.senior · May 17, 2012

Today it seems the branches are alive and trying to heal. This could be awesome ... I'll keep you guys posted!

chadadco · May 17, 2012

Brown and crusty. Please help get me that luscious green back

scroglodyte · May 17, 2012

nip that shit off, and beat the cat. stem mending must be done right away. once the edges start to die, its too late.

weed.senior · May 17, 2012

scroglodyte said:
nip that shit off, and beat the cat. stem mending must be done right away. once the edges start to die, its too late.

I might save them. Today the branches looked better. With a bit of luck I might have them up

I'll keep you guys posted!

weed.senior · May 20, 2012

Update: One branch is dead. One survived. Funny cuz the one ripped in two survived.

weed.senior · May 23, 2012

Today the branch really showed signs of being alive. The top of it is searching for the light. It's so impressive how it can be recovered after a one week fight.
This branch was only connected with the rest of the plant with a piece of skin.
A miracle happened in my grow room.
PS: We still love our cat

That's it!

weed.senior · May 28, 2012

The branch which was dying weeks ago it's 100% recovered! Amazing! The recovery took 2 weeks+. The stem was broken and only some skin was keeping it in one piece. I just can't imagine how this happened

If it happends the same to you and you get your plant ripped in pieces don't give up! Use duct tape & some sticks just to make sure you keep the stem straight.

weed.senior · May 28, 2012

delvite said:
are the stems snapped or badly bent? try spraying them ( leaf feed ) it may help recovery

Guitar guy said:
Duct tape is your friend. Mend them like a broken bone, and keep the tape on for about 2 weeks. They should heal right up. Were they in veg or flower?

Guys I did both and turned out to be the saving solution for one branch. I'm happy about the results

Thank you for your suggestions!

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