FlyHigh589
Well-Known Member
So one of my most annoying issues is when I hit around 5-6 weeks into bloom and then the weight of the buds starts dropping under the weight.. I grow in a storage container along each wall and it’s always a pain to properly support especially the rear branches. I have used yo-yos, scrog, and even individually tie up individual branches but with 30+ large plants in various stages in bloom, it’s difficult to always have my canopy maximized.
I regularly use trellises to support my plants frames but the problem of branches drooping under the buds weight still occurs. They all try to “flop” to the outside and because of this, their is a large gap in the center, and excesses around the outside, VASTLY reducing the lights ability to properly reach everything. It’s not with all strains that this happens, but it does seem like it happens more often than not with most strains that I grow... to some extent, some more than others, but most strains just naturally, slowly, droop, in the direction the weight pulls as the buds swell.
Because of all that, I inevitably have to tie up atleast several branches per plant, and always struggle to get it actually spaced perfectly with all branches getting maximum lighting and breathing space.
So I have the idea of using like a webbed system of individual sticks so the canopy can support itself. Ideally, I would have 3, 4, and 5 inch sticks, maybe slightly smaller than toothpicks, and on both ends, a small squeeze-clamp of sorts.. somewhere around 3-4 weeks, when all my buds have formed but still stacking calyxes, I would connect each branch around the same height, maybe 1-3 nodes below the cola, and do it in a webbed pattern so it supports itself. Then If the whole thing started to sway, i would just need to tie the frame in place to keep it in place.
I feel like this would make canopy support very easy and would keep all branches and buds nicely spaced to allow good light penetration and airflow, but as it seems like a decent idea, I’m assuming it already exists.. if so, where can I find it? If not, is it because it’s too flawed of an idea? Any idea on how to cheaply put some together? I figure each large plant I would need a solid 10 of each 3, 4, and 5 inch.
So just an idea I had. Would love to hear any feedback or constructive criticism.. more than anything, I just hate having to try to individually support branches late in bloom, trying to reach the rear branches and figure how to keep them from sagging, and am not really a fan of screening, so I figured this could be a fairly quick, easy, and re-usable method of having the canopy support itself with a series of connected sticks.
Anyhow, love to hear what you think.. stoned idea and entirely too much txt.. /end
I regularly use trellises to support my plants frames but the problem of branches drooping under the buds weight still occurs. They all try to “flop” to the outside and because of this, their is a large gap in the center, and excesses around the outside, VASTLY reducing the lights ability to properly reach everything. It’s not with all strains that this happens, but it does seem like it happens more often than not with most strains that I grow... to some extent, some more than others, but most strains just naturally, slowly, droop, in the direction the weight pulls as the buds swell.
Because of all that, I inevitably have to tie up atleast several branches per plant, and always struggle to get it actually spaced perfectly with all branches getting maximum lighting and breathing space.
So I have the idea of using like a webbed system of individual sticks so the canopy can support itself. Ideally, I would have 3, 4, and 5 inch sticks, maybe slightly smaller than toothpicks, and on both ends, a small squeeze-clamp of sorts.. somewhere around 3-4 weeks, when all my buds have formed but still stacking calyxes, I would connect each branch around the same height, maybe 1-3 nodes below the cola, and do it in a webbed pattern so it supports itself. Then If the whole thing started to sway, i would just need to tie the frame in place to keep it in place.
I feel like this would make canopy support very easy and would keep all branches and buds nicely spaced to allow good light penetration and airflow, but as it seems like a decent idea, I’m assuming it already exists.. if so, where can I find it? If not, is it because it’s too flawed of an idea? Any idea on how to cheaply put some together? I figure each large plant I would need a solid 10 of each 3, 4, and 5 inch.
So just an idea I had. Would love to hear any feedback or constructive criticism.. more than anything, I just hate having to try to individually support branches late in bloom, trying to reach the rear branches and figure how to keep them from sagging, and am not really a fan of screening, so I figured this could be a fairly quick, easy, and re-usable method of having the canopy support itself with a series of connected sticks.
Anyhow, love to hear what you think.. stoned idea and entirely too much txt.. /end
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