leaves touching ceiling

kaczercat · 10-27-2012, 10:31 AM

My orinoco is touching the ceiling, this is bad? the leaf is growing sideways. what are your thoughts?

sunfish · 10-27-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kaczercat

My orinoco is touching the ceiling, this is bad? the leaf is growing sideways. what are your thoughts?

No problem

LilRaverBoi · 10-27-2012, 01:58 PM

LOL I've dealt with this for years and years and years. It's not a problem up to a point. Just do your best to direct the cigar leaf to the right side as it hits the ceiling. To prevent it from bending (slight bend is cool....harsh bend leads to a crease that results in a leaf that is folded and hangs down at the end) adjust it daily by pulling it slightly horizontally away from the base of the plant to ensure it doesn't catch on the ceiling and fold.

Like I said, it's fine to a point.....after a certain point, the top of the pstem is too close to the ceiling to allow the leaves to unfold properly. At this point, you may have to help it to unfurl by manually unrolling the leaf and tearing the leaf-blade in sections that are straight (as bent cigar leaves don't unfurl properly past a certain bend radius).

At the end of the day, even if it gets pretty extreme, you can still make it work just fine, you just will have leaves that either end up with creases/folding or that have shreds in the leaves where you helped it unfold. Not a huge issue, though.

Sorry if this is confusing and doesn't make perfect sense....I'm sure you'll figure this out yourself as the off-season progresses.

Abnshrek · 10-27-2012, 08:19 PM

Touching the ceiling isn't an issue.. touching a ceiling fan is.. :^)

Hammocked Banana · 10-28-2012, 11:43 PM

The only problem I see is that it's already hitting the ceiling and we have 7 more months b4 they can go outside again...

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LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,937 BananaBucks : 160,225 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,243 Times in 1,245 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: leaves touching ceiling LOL I've dealt with this for years and years and years. It's not a problem up to a point. Just do your best to direct the cigar leaf to the right side as it hits the ceiling. To prevent it from bending (slight bend is cool....harsh bend leads to a crease that results in a leaf that is folded and hangs down at the end) adjust it daily by pulling it slightly horizontally away from the base of the plant to ensure it doesn't catch on the ceiling and fold. Like I said, it's fine to a point.....after a certain point, the top of the pstem is too close to the ceiling to allow the leaves to unfold properly. At this point, you may have to help it to unfurl by manually unrolling the leaf and tearing the leaf-blade in sections that are straight (as bent cigar leaves don't unfurl properly past a certain bend radius). At the end of the day, even if it gets pretty extreme, you can still make it work just fine, you just will have leaves that either end up with creases/folding or that have shreds in the leaves where you helped it unfold. Not a huge issue, though. Sorry if this is confusing and doesn't make perfect sense....I'm sure you'll figure this out yourself as the off-season progresses. __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN!

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Hammocked Banana Relaxin Under the Nanners Location: Toronto, ON and Peterborough, ON Find me on the map! Zone: 6a and 5a respectively Name: Brady Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 958 BananaBucks : 64,190 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: leaves touching ceiling The only problem I see is that it's already hitting the ceiling and we have 7 more months b4 they can go outside again...

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