Technique for bending plants outdoors-Good Idea?

willc

willc

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Just thought id share this with anyone who needs to bend the tops of their plants which are outside.
After taking advice from forum members about bending the tops of my plant to stop it hitting the greenhouse roof by tying the top cola down. I came up with this technique which seems to be working. Dont know if its a usual thing to do or this is common knowledge but here it goes....
I normally leave my green house cover off in the daytime to allow more air circulation and to expose them to the elements a bit so they become more hardy, i noticed that when my plants were blowing around a bit with the tops tied to a fixed point on the pot, the string could cause rubbing on the stem and maybe open it up to infection. Also a big gust of wind could maybe snap the top with it being tied down quite tight.....
So instead of tying the tops to a fixed point, i hung a small weight on the string, just enough to bend it over nearly 90 degrees, giving it freedom to blow around a bit in the wind giving it less chance of snapping the top or cutting the stem. Good idea?
 
South Texas

South Texas

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Yes, good idea. Use garlic wrapped in pantie hose for a weight.... that should help keep pest away. Just an idea.
 
Twistyman

Twistyman

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willc said:
Just thought id share this with anyone who needs to bend the tops of their plants which are outside.
After taking advice from forum members about bending the tops of my plant to stop it hitting the greenhouse roof by tying the top cola down. I came up with this technique which seems to be working. Dont know if its a usual thing to do or this is common knowledge but here it goes....
I normally leave my green house cover off in the daytime to allow more air circulation and to expose them to the elements a bit so they become more hardy, i noticed that when my plants were blowing around a bit with the tops tied to a fixed point on the pot, the string could cause rubbing on the stem and maybe open it up to infection. Also a big gust of wind could maybe snap the top with it being tied down quite tight.....
So instead of tying the tops to a fixed point, i hung a small weight on the string, just enough to bend it over nearly 90 degrees, giving it freedom to blow around a bit in the wind giving it less chance of snapping the top or cutting the stem. Good idea?
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Thats a good idea... the pic in my avatar was tied..You can see all the tops coming from the stem..


 
husalife

husalife

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Start the tie proccess early when the plant is young and it will conform to this growth better, and not strain plant as much as it would if you wait to try and bend a strait Stem.
 
lehua96734

lehua96734

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Another question about tying down. Should I realize the tys now that they are half way throught budding? I see alot of little buds coming off of the inner branches that I would leave on to rejuvinate after harvest, but should I untie it to let it stretch
 
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FastImpala

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I bent mine over last year and it worked out great. I used thick cotton cord, about 3/8 od, its soft and doesnt scratch the stems at all. Bend a little a time and more as time goes by.
 
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