Buds are too big!

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I kinda remember seeing someone post a link or info on some sort of contraption to hold up the buds when they get too heavy and start to fall over?? Anybody know of something like that?? I know it’s a terrible problem :grin:
Also any tips on how to get the branches thicker?

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I use bamboo stakes:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MQ8YDY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?tag=ilovegrowingm-20

Use a silica product. Silica strengthens plant cell structure. It’s quite effective.

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Strong oscillating fans will beat your branches a little thicker if you can fit one

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Here is one of the things I see people use with really big colas.

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I use silica and oscillating fans but didn’t help this go around cuz I had to use bamboo lol

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@Bonjoyle found the thing I was thinking of, I’ve heard they help a lot

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I bought the yoyos too - and I even used one to hold up the flowering spike on my orchid. I had fed her some left over weed nutes and she grew 17 blossoms on one stalk, where 10 -12 is more typical.

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I like those fans! I need those lol

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@TMC.PRE ,Ac Infinity 6in. These little guys have been hooking me up for the last 6 months

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Those orchids are absolutely stunning!!!

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Thanks! That’s one stalk on the one plant I own. I was shocked.

Weed nutes (apparently especially bloom formulas) work.

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The Wifey and I are plant nuts!!! Legal and illegal :smiling_imp::smiling_imp: I would definitely keep that in mind thanks for the tip Growmie. Hours didn’t Bloom this year just kind of sitting dormant :thinking: first years ever done this.

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I bought one from Amazon it’s on it’s way

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:sunglasses::muscle::facepunch: nice

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Yo yos and bamboo came in and looking much better!!

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those look stellar bro

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Heck yeah looking good amigo :+1:

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Cannasquatch thumbs up because I’m out of likes lol

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@Jerdan03 Wow mate chunky little buggers looking awesome well done mate :slight_smile:

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looking great! those yoyos have my interest. im looking for a solution to this problem myself for this grow. last grow i used a net. it worked great at supporting the plant but also really limited me on getting around my tent and more or less tied all the plants together. so onward to try a new solution.

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@Meloco1980 gday if you do not have to rotate your plants and you have the coverage have seen on this site ppl tie string around each bud an tie to the top somewhere to support like a ratchet strap type thing yoyo, ,steaks also good for just support yeah might be alot but is up to you 50 strings or 50 steaks lol, good problem to have i rekon mate well done :slight_smile:

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