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I came home today to see the main vine laying nice and low. I was excited as I figured it had finally settled the way I wanted it to. On closer inspection I noticed a small kink further up the vine. As I made my way down the length of the main vine I was horrified to notice a decent sized tear that ran the length of the vine by a leaf node for about 2.5 inches (at about 7.5-8.5 feet). The tear is definitely deep enough that you can see the cavity. In fact the cavity tear is wide enough that you could insert the end of a rolled up 5 dollar bill into it! To make matters worse further down the vine there is a horizontal tear by a leaf node--this one is only on the surface (about .5 inches long) and does not penetrate too deep. Should I cover the cavity tear with soil? should I keep it dry? Any advice would be much appreciated please email if you have had a similar experience or have advice.

6/1/2006 12:15:53 AM

No Place Special

http://bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=161027

6/1/2006 12:26:39 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Thanks for re-posting that link Mike, it has all the details Tony is looking for.

It will heal, don't stress over it!! It is still very early in the season and these plants have some pretty amazing healing power.

6/1/2006 2:29:10 PM

Abbotsford BC

i tried searching for that, but for some reason my browser kept bumping me-not sure why i can't search on my machine (could be the fact that it is mac intel new firefox software).

Thanks though.

6/1/2006 3:30:39 PM

Abbotsford BC

Please visit my diary for photos of the tears and comment here or email me:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2006&grower=32245

Thanks
Tony

6/1/2006 8:08:42 PM

Pennsylvania

3 weeks ago one of my plants created a deep tear length wise on the stump which I could also see the cavity (about 3") long.

Cleaned it with peroxide and pack it with melted grafting wax using a popsicle stick. It is doing awesome. I just check it often and smear more wax if needed. I estimate that the main has grown 8'since with many 4+foot secondaries. I hope this helps you!

6/23/2006 12:09:17 AM