Too tall early flower

Heyo. Still a newb. I knew I had to flip soon or they'd get too tall, but It appears I was too late.

Can I break the stems safely?

Should I leave them to grow in to the dark?

Gently pinch and roll the stem to soften it, then just bend 'em over.
Or, do it violently like I do.

Exactly what creature said.

Super cropping may be intimidating at first, but it’s a very effective tool.

Look into LST and other forms of HST for your next grow. Maximize your working area by using training to fill out an even canopy.

Are they in soil?

Tilt the pot(s) 45° and the plants should auto-bend.

Thanks. This one is in 10g ish soil. Killed her brother in the same container. It's cool to pinch and bend/ snap these at this point? I suppose leaving as is would be a negative.

Yes, leaving it is a negative.

People super crop in various points of flowering often without issue. I personally try to avoid it, but you’re in need of it.

either bend it over gently, supercrop it or just top it.

waterproof808 said:

either bend it over gently, supercrop it or just top it.

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this... do it over a peroid of tim and support it in all directions completely, if the main stem can bend over and snap as it weakens it will, so just extra support for a few days to a week..

Just let it go and learn from the lesson in my opinion.. You could bend over branches and risk breaking it off or stressing out the plant or just let it go. I had this happen with a couple new plants this run, put them into flower and they damn near tripled in size.. I like medium height strains personally I would avoid sativa leaning plants in the future if you don't like this result.

Samwell Seed Well said:

this... do it over a peroid of tim and support it in all directions completely, if the main stem can bend over and snap as it weakens it will, so just extra support for a few days to a week..

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I just was pulling down a branch on Bubble Runtz under a net maybe 1 inch and the entire top snapped off like a damn celery stick. Clean break too no chance. lol

calvin.m16 said:

I just was pulling down a branch on Bubble Runtz under a net maybe 1 inch and the entire top snapped off like a damn celery stick. Clean break too no chance. lol

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Happens to us all.

calvin.m16 said:

I just was pulling down a branch on Bubble Runtz under a net maybe 1 inch and the entire top snapped off like a damn celery stick. Clean break too no chance. lol

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You've got to ease her into it. You can't just force it.

Happy Womens Day.

Maybe this can help you
Just treat her like an elderly lady

Supercrop. It's your best option. You should have already done it. The plant won't miss a beat. I do it all the time including well into flower if needed. I also transplant during flower but that's another topic.

Well I went ahead and bent a few stems the day I was suggested, thanks again.
In retrospect I should've gone lower.

Anyhow here's a pic of after the bend and now.
Hope it helps some other newbs in some way

The Loafter said:

Well I went ahead and bent a few stems the day I was suggested, thanks again.
In retrospect I should've gone lower.

Anyhow here's a pic of after the bend and now.
Hope it helps some other newbs in some way

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Nice man, congrats.

Good job