Thanks bro…….
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You’re gonna need a bigger combine!
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@Oldjoints those tall ones look pretty serious!
have you taken any cuttings? those things have just…cruised. you might want them back 
cheers to @JohnnyPotseed for the beans! 
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I have not taken any as of yet, and that’s not a bad idea actually. Thanks for that!
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Storm damage fix:
Went outside this morning to find one of my big girls laying down, this was an easy fix. A couple support stakes driven on the ground and tied to the main stalk and one support guide opposite the way it went down:
My smaller 7-8 ft plant had one of it’s three major tops break out with little holding on so I first taped some cut wooden dowels to the stalk and taped the hell out of it:
Next I used whole wooden dowels to support that top by using the other two tops as support by using whole dowels in a triangle taping it to stalks. This will allow the whole top to act as one aiding support to the broken top:
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Found your thread. Actually thought you did not have a thread. I will read through it this morning.
Kinda sad about the storm damage. I had a Cinderella 99 that took a beating early in the spring. I taped her up at the split. She broke again. I taped it again. She broke again. I left it alone. Now there is a big knuckle where the branch almost separated. These girls are resilient as hell.
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No doubt about it bro! That 8 footers branch was broke 95% of the way through and barely holding on. A few splints and some tape and now it’s standing tall and looks like nothing happened.
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Good read brother.
I have a question for those outside girls. What do you use for branch and bud support later in the season. I have two outside plants. A Cinderella 99 and an Ice Cream Cake that I am sure will need support. Specially the C99. She is about 7 feet tall and her branches are very thin.
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It depends a lot on the plant and how it grows. If I can use the maim stalk I will tie the side branches to the main stalk about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way out the branch making sure it is tied to a higher spot on the main. If that is not possible due to thin main I will use a tall stalk like bamboo or metal stake and drive it in the ground near the main stem and use that as a main support to tie the branches to.
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@Oldjoints you’re growing some seriously awesome Christmas trees! 
great stuff man. They’re beautiful! 
Easiest thing to do is drive some bamboo into the ground around the plant and lash together a trellis with more bamboo. Alternatively, you can drive a few T-bar posts around the plant and put some netting, weaving the smaller branches through the net and tying down the main branches to the net and posts.
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I know where a bunch of bamboo is. Im a go get me abot 15 or 20 dead sticks.
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Bonus points if you use a samurai sword
Or fight a panda
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I was gonna be like Danny Trejo and use a MACHETE.
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I met the man before he was famous in South Dallas. the only word that comes to mind is ASSHOLE!
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Those are some serious trees great grow brother 
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Beautiful man
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Love this thread man. Tuned in and listening. I enjoyed how you showed just how amazingly strong and resilient this plant is. Ive come to appreciate a bend or a slight break, and in turn has led to some possibly successful experiments, IMO. May your harvest be bountiful! 
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My outside plants are starting to put on her budsites. Not as far along as yours tho. Those are purty.
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Only the one pheno is that far along. The other three are still in preflower……
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