Am a first time grower and just wanted to know how the plant looks so far and if the bending is a problem and if it is, what to do
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Your plant looks great to me. When the colas get heavy you can either use garden stakes (the little bamboo jobs) or you can use “yoyo” things and support them from above.
I grow using a SCROG frame/net which serves to support the colas.
Edit: here is a photo of a recent grow about two or three weeks from chop day:
You can see how the frame/net support the colas.
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Congratulations on your heavy flowers.
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I second that, for sure. It is a great problem to have…buds too heavy to hold themselves up. Very nice work. I should have mentioned that in my original reply.
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nice plants! same problem lol. stakes for sure as it would seem. what strain are they?
Purple lemonade
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Very nice looking and a great problem to have!
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Nice looking plants 
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Nice buds!!
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try adding some Silica to your feedings.
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Had some problems last week with my plants colas getting too heavy, stabilized it and still yesterday everything was totally fine, she was 1 week from harvest because the trichomes didnt turn amber yet (1st time grower btw).
Just woke up before work and took a look at my plants and i see this… please someone tell me what happened
And yes i harvested instantly when i saw this, hope i was supposed to, i panicked
The pictures was taken seconds apart, she just, idk, fell?
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Looks like a perfectly healthy plant IMO
The weight of the colas were probably what was making it lean/fall over 
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Agree with ya. Could have propped it back up and kept going. Doesnt look like the maristem broke but is super cropped for sure haha. Not sure what kind of stress it would have had in the end result if it was already a week or so out. Would have asked before harvesting it in an emergency though
But understand the reaction to do it.
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For that top heavy brace it with a stake or tie a string from the branc/cola to the top of the tent or light.
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Sadly it was before work so i had limited time and not even the right equipment i guess to save her for another week, for my other plants i might buy a net that u put in the tent to hold them colas up. Was my first time growing so i thought of nearly everything exepct my buds getting too big…
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Cant complain about having too big of buds. Im on my first grow too and you did a great job from the looks of it but crap happens. Im in hydro so cant use stakes so did end up doing scrog netting. Thinking about getting some plant yoyos they call them just in case though.
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Pretty impressive imo. They dont look super heavy from the pics but from the way the stalk bent says otherwise.
Edit: adding some silica to your feeding routine will help as well.
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Next round i suggest silica at flip and stakes handy. Airflow on them will strengthen stems also. I have many many plants get top heavy. Bamboo is cheap and works great. Long ones. Your plant is super healthy. Stems did not keep up with the flowers. Just my opinion. Outdoor grows get better limb developement than us indoor peeps.
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@OhLipy
Please don’t multiple post, I’ve combined all posts to one thread so members can get a better understanding of everything that is happening.
Also, this leaves more room for others that also need assistance, and doesn’t clog the forum.
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