@catapult
I took this picture to show you just one branch that I put a knife into in several places. There were so many points of damage that I inflicted on her that I couldn’t show them all.
This ones for you.
See the swelling?
See the swelling?
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Injuries can form knuckles, it’s normal.
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Yep. Like I said @DougDawson .
I’m trying this without knowing the specifics but you are correct. It is, indeed, normal.
A friend on another forum has taken it to a whole different level. His forum name is Arrow. I never checked to see if he’s on here.
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Thx for sharing the knowledge! Makes a lot of sense, I’ve noticed how a broken limb, if taken care of seems to lead to bigger buds on that branch. Love the scientific method you bringing to the game
Cheers mate!
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Time to see whatever went on under the patch.
When I got to this point I actually thought about leaving it be.
Under the patch.
Before.
The bark split when I removed the tape and obviously opened up more in the last week.
The granulation is interesting.
So, if you’ve ever wondered if aloe helps heal a wounded plant, all I can say for sure is it definitely doesn’t hurt at all.
My gut impression, though, is that it healed better than it would have without the aloe but I don’t know.
Obviously I’d have to do a comparison of like wounds for that. I’ll post more pics of the heal as it proceeds.
Anyway! As usual, I appreciate y’all checking out what I have going on up on Poverty Mountain.
Be blessed, and know it, everyone!
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I had a hollow stem develop a Botrytis infection in the wound from HST.
I cured it by irrigating with 3% H2O2 and a curved plastic syringe
Cheers
G
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Thanks @Gpaw
I’m putting together a code red cart. That knowledge is just what I need right when I needed it.
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@Gpaw did you inject into the hollow or the pith?
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No. I have never used peroxide on plants (well, except for rinsing after chop).
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My camera hates focusing on stems 
This was the best shot of the infection.
I irrigated 5 or 6 times (I think it was clean by the 2nd). The plant healed somewhat, the brown sections were a red stains by harvest, the wounds did not close up (they tried).
The solid stem plants seem to takes HST better than the hollow when working on older, woody stems.
If I pay attention, the plants teach me… 
Cheers
G
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Thanks for this pic. It goes into the big file.
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Sorry to butt in with this guys but I have only seen hollow stems on my plants, only small branches are solid and even LST needs care on older stems.
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Yeah, I’ve got a whole bunch to learn. I cut the main stems, of course, on my first grow but never examined the smaller branches.
Thanks @Jango
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I started with Pineapple Chunk, Barney’s Farm. That one is solid.
Everything I’ve worked with in the last couple years are hollow, except for the lower main stem section.
Cheers
G
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I just looked again at the pics. My plants had solid mainstems. ???
At least down near the ground where I chopped it.
Yeah me too MoBilly and thats why we’re here, learning and being encouraged to try new techniques.
Keep up the good work mate👍
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BTW @Jango
You are never “butting in”. You are part of the family. Jump in anytime.
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Thanks you guys are cool. Back to the hollow stem thing, I read high THC strains have hollow stems? Dunno though.
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Hope you guys like reading. 
I found this on a forum elsewhere. @Jango @Gpaw
Hollow stems are mainly a result of genetics and a lack of air movement. Plants with hollow stems tend to be more vigorous because it takes them less energy to grow tall. They tend to have more elongated spacing between nodes and thinner cell walls because of it. It’s a fairly common trait because breeders tend to choose those super vigorous plants. How can you as a grower thicken the hollow stems up? Several things contribute to stem thickness. I can not stress air movement enough. I put my plants through severe resistance training to bulk their stems up. When I grow a plant that I’m going to flower, the first thing I’m thinking of is building a strong base to hold weight. Building a strong base to hold big buds is crucial when using certain mainline/pruning/training techniques. You do not want a strong wind constantly blowing on your plants without a break but you do want strong winds directly hitting them from an oscillating fan. After transplanting clones I give them about 3-4 days without any wind as they acclimate to the lower humidity air because I use a clone dome. After that they are catching a beat down until about half way through flowering. They should be strong by now and no need to knock those forming buds around stinkin’ up the room. Good air movement is still crucial at this point but I’m not blowing air directly on them anymore. I keep fans for circulating air around the room and I keep a dedicated fan blowing air in the space above the canopy to just below the light with box fans.
Many have claimed they think certain mineral deficiencies are the cause of hollow stems. This is kinda true but not completely. Not all plants want the same mineral ratios and the faster growing varieties tend to want more food. How you feed your plant and the minerals available will contribute to stem thickness. Your plant can have plenty of food but not enough air movement and the stems will be more hollow. Thick stems require proper food and air movement to build cellulose. Calcium is certainly one element that plays a part in stem growth. Boron is another element blamed for hollow stems because of it’s link to calcium. Boron is super important and plays a huge role. Boron is a trace element that helps make the macro elements carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium available to your plants. When a grower bends their stems or crushes the whole thing like me, it’s to get more energy directed to that part of the plant causing the cell walls to thicken. Nothing is going on in that empty void inside the stem. Water and minerals are moved up the plant from the roots through cellular osmosis. Basically molecules
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Interesting read bud. I honestly don’t know what causes the hollow stems. Could be multiple things. I doubt it has much to do with air flow. My last 4 plants had hallow stems and there was a clip fan on all 4 corners of the tent blowing on the plants their whole lives. I wish I had the answer but all I ever see is dozens of theories.
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