Should I sever (pics)

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FinTheFarmer

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Supercropping gone a bit wrong I usually don't like fucking around with this kind of training but decided to give it a go. Bent four branches til I heard a light snap, waited two days, then proceeded to give them splints to stand up straight on their own. Two days ago (a week from supercropping) I took the splint off of two to see if they'd stand up on their own - they didn't. Splinted them back up but now today one of em looks wilted past the stage of return maybe. The other is my other main top from topping and damn I don't wanna lose it. It doesn't look as bad as the other but doesn't look great either. Anyways pictures speak loader then my runnin fingers check these out
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This is the one I feel may be done for should I just sever and let the plant progress? Never dealt with this before

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This is the other top I don't wanna lose, is it creating the sought after knuckle or is it on its way out

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Any comments are always appreciated
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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FinTheFarmer said:
Supercropping gone a bit wrong I usually don't like fucking around with this kind of training but decided to give it a go. Bent four branches til I heard a light snap, waited two days, then proceeded to give them splints to stand up straight on their own. Two days ago (a week from supercropping) I took the splint off of two to see if they'd stand up on their own - they didn't. Splinted them back up but now today one of em looks wilted past the stage of return maybe. The other is my other main top from topping and damn I don't wanna lose it. It doesn't look as bad as the other but doesn't look great either. Anyways pictures speak loader then my runnin fingers check these out
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This is the one I feel may be done for should I just sever and let the plant progress? Never dealt with this before

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This is the other top I don't wanna lose, is it creating the sought after knuckle or is it on its way out

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Any comments are always appreciated
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Actually the bends don't look to bad. If it were me as long as it's still green and growing above the bend after a week then ya golden. I've used cloth medical tape in the past after a too aggressive SC session and it turned out ok. I'm personally not a huge fan of supercrop either, lst and topping works for me. And just a FYI I noticed they outside, I have 4 in a blackberry bush and one got hit by slugs a couple days ago. Not sure what region your in? But it's slug season in the great PNW.:peace:
 
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Tim1987

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OK.
No way to say really. Only that time will tell. If the vascular cambium (stem walls) aren't broken all the way around, there's a good chance it'll be OK.
The top that's wilting is finished. You might be able to salvage a clone. Most likely no though.
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Also If I do sever it should I cut below the bend point or at the stalk? Thanks
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Cut just above the nearest node.
Worst case scenario, you'll get two tops, instead of one. It'll just take time to grow back.

Good luck op.
Unless it's an auto, I don't think you need to worry much at all :peace:
 
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FinTheFarmer

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Zephyrs said:
Actually the bends don't look to bad. If it were me as long as it's still green and growing above the bend after a week then ya golden. I've used cloth medical tape in the past after a too aggressive SC session and it turned out ok. I'm personally not a huge fan of supercrop either, lst and topping works for me. And just a FYI I noticed they outside, I have 4 in a blackberry bush and one got hit by slugs a couple days ago. Not sure what region your in? But it's slug season in the great PNW.:peace:
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I've noticed a few slugs as well. What kinda damage the fuckers cause you know? Also I appreciate your advice man have you had a branch that looks that wilted and come back? The leaves are completely taken over by gravity
 
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FinTheFarmer

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Tim1987 said:
OK.
No way to say really. Only that time will tell. If the vascular cambium (stem walls) aren't broken all the way around, there's a good chance it'll be OK.
The top that's wilting is finished. You might be able to salvage a clone. Most likely no though.


Cut just above the nearest node.
Worst case scenario, you'll get two tops, instead of one. It'll just take time to grow back.

Good luck op.
Unless it's an auto, I don't think you need to worry much at all :peace:
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Thanks brotha, I think that's what I'll do. I'll give the big top some time to see if it recovers but Ill cut the other below the bend at the nearest node. Appreciate you
 
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I know for snails, you can leave a container of beer. They get attracted by it. Hop in it, get drunk, and die.
Slugs are pretty close to a snail. It may well work too.

Admittedly though. Your plant is a fair size. One or two slugs aren't gonna be an issue, if you're checking the plant every day.
 
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FinTheFarmer

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Tim1987 said:
I know for snails, you can leave a container of beer. They get attracted by it. Hop in it, get drunk, and die.
Slugs are pretty close to a snail. It may well work too.

Admittedly though. Your plant is a fair size. One or two slugs aren't gonna be an issue, if you're checking the plant every day.
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Yeah I've pulled a few off so far, I forgot about the beer trick It works really well Ill have to set that up tn. Thanks for joggin the noggin
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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FinTheFarmer said:
I've noticed a few slugs as well. What kinda damage the fuckers cause you know? Also I appreciate your advice man have you had a branch that looks that wilted and come back? The leaves are completely taken over by gravity
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No probs bro. That one looks a little iffy, hard to say exactly from the pic. But hay I agree with Tim above, worst case scenario cut next best node down viola, two tops.
 
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Tim1987

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FinTheFarmer said:
One more thing bros, after topping it should I cover up with green tape or let it oxidize
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Just cut. Then let dry. No tape or anything.
Don't cut right at the node though. Leave a little daggy bit behind. Also.make sure you use clean scissors / secateurs to cut. Also that it's a clean cut. No jagged bits.
It's very common with roses to get disease where you prune. So rose gardeners always make sure their equipment is sterilized. They also leave a little stem behind at the node. So if there's an infection, they can just cut it off before it reaches the plant.
Roses are part of the family Rosales, and so is cannabis. For this reason I always follow the same practice with pruning marijuana.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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FinTheFarmer said:
One more thing bros, after topping it should I cover up with green tape or let it oxidize
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I do if it's a bigger plant I have in my backyard every summer, but it really doesnt matter because I've had deer chew the tops off my plants ive had in the brush before and those fuckers never taped em up when the got done chewing on a few lol. But the deer damage acted as if it was topped in the end.
 
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Zephyrs said:
I do if it's a bigger plant I have in my backyard every summer, but it really doesnt matter because I've had deer chew the tops off my plants ive had in the brush before and those fuckers never taped em up when the got done chewing on a few lol. But the deer damage acted as if it was topped in the end.
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Haha hope those deers gave you a bigger yield! damn fuckers..my only pest problem around here other than slugs.
 
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FinTheFarmer

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Tim1987 said:
Just cut. Then let dry. No tape or anything.
Don't cut right at the node though. Leave a little daggy bit behind. Also.make sure you use clean scissors / secateurs to cut. Also that it's a clean cut. No jagged bits.
It's very common with roses to get disease where you prune. So rose gardeners always make sure their equipment is sterilized. They also leave a little stem behind at the node. So if there's an infection, they can just cut it off before it reaches the plant.
Roses are part of the family Rosales, and so is cannabis. For this reason I always follow the same practice with pruning marijuana.
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I cut right above the node maybe a quarter inch up, used a brand new razor should be good. How would I know if it was infected?
 
MichiganMedGrower

MichiganMedGrower

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When super cropping first crush the stem between your fingers then bend it. It should be pretty flexible at the crushed point.

If stems are brittle that is a sign of a potassium deficiency.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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FinTheFarmer said:
Haha hope those deers gave you a bigger yield! damn fuckers..my only pest problem around here other than slugs.
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Actually they did because it just bite off top shoots on a few plants luckily. In previous years I've had deer completely chew all my young vegging plants bare! Those didn't make it. That's why I Grow my VIP plants in my fenced in back yard cause well I can and not get caught. But extra cutting's always go to my huge blackberry patch in my feild. They seem to like the natural soil down there:lol::peace:
 
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Zephyrs said:
Actually they did because it just bite off top shoots on a few plants luckily. In previous years I've had deer completely chew all my young vegging plants bare! Those didn't make it. That's why I Grow my VIP plants in my fenced in back yard cause well I can and not get caught. But extra cutting's always go to my huge blackberry patch in my feild. They seem to like the natural soil down there:lol::peace:
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Hah! That's awesome man! I've never had a deer completely destroy my plant but Ive had some do damage. As far as those blackberry patches man that's the way to go nobody wants to go walking through that and like you said they like similar soils. Props on having that on lock that's whats up!
 
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