# Branches too heavy, split the main stem **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Room\ **Created:** [June 9, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111 "2018-06-09T11:30:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GFDuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/gfduke/32/104886_2.png) [@GFDuke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GFDuke)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/1 "2018-06-09T11:30:42Z")
Any suggestions? This really bummed me out. Buds are so heavy they split the stem and I didn’t realize it until last night when I drilled them. I tried tie them together to relive the stress. They are about a week out from harvest so it might not be a big deal. . ![CAM00946](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/3/1/3149eab0dc33dc1a4ef326ffb4cf28c03d3816a0.jpeg) ![CAM00948](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/4/5/452abb0302062bfc48b4e753eb564c39062312b1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Growit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@Growit](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Growit)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/2 "2018-06-09T15:31:23Z")
You should be fine Good thinking on tying them together several of us have had this happen I would get a small ziptie or garden wire to tie just below the split to keep it from running further down the stem And you plant looks great ---
**Author:** ![GFDuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/gfduke/32/104886_2.png) [@GFDuke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GFDuke)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/3 "2018-06-09T16:25:15Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![1BigFella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/aca169/32.png) [@1BigFella](https://ilgmforum.com/u/1BigFella)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/4 "2018-06-09T22:58:21Z")
You can use a central stake, and then tie branches to it so they don’t droop. Very common for a free-standing plant to suffer. I had all sorts of string tied around my outdoor Blue Dream plant for support. ---
**Author:** ![GFDuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/gfduke/32/104886_2.png) [@GFDuke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GFDuke)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/5 "2018-06-10T10:19:39Z")
Good odea. I knew that but I didn’t think I needed to do that since the plant is only about a foot tall. But obviously I was wrong. 🙂 Thanks for the input. I’m hoping to get one of these buds into the BOTM competition. Like this one. But it’s not done yet. ![CAM00941](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/3/c34dcfded53c7faa58923d32807139fb134a569d.jpg) Or this one. We will see. ![CAM00940](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/b/1/b1a646b66bc102f713bf86b0402faef8939dcf04.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![SilentHippie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/silenthippie/32/216729_2.png) [@SilentHippie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SilentHippie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/6 "2018-06-10T12:03:37Z")
@GFDuke Thanks for the post. I also have a couple short bushy plants that just started flowering. I scrogged my last grow and the screen supported my bud weight. This time I didn’t and it didn’t occur to me that I could run into that problem. I’ll keep an eye on mine and best of luck with yours. Thanks 🕶✌ ---
**Author:** ![neckNflu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/necknflu/32/82557_2.png) [@neckNflu](https://ilgmforum.com/u/neckNflu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/7 "2018-06-10T14:09:25Z")
I found to help a broken or split stem to heal was first get some natural organic honey. I took the honey and I smeared it all over the wound. Second, I took Saran Wrap or that cling wrap and I wrapped that around the honey and around the split stem to help protect it. I’ve used this technique several times and it’s worked every time. I never had a branch die on me. I learned this tip from people on this website. I would specifically name them if I could remember who. But it’s been a long time. Good luck and enjoy your grow. ---
**Author:** ![GFDuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/gfduke/32/104886_2.png) [@GFDuke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GFDuke)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/branches-too-heavy-split-the-main-stem/20111/8 "2018-06-10T20:07:58Z")
Thank you for the replies. Your input is greatly appreciated.