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Old 05-04-2014, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by george - dicegeorge View Post
I was putting in new eye hooks
and pulling the top of the rose
around the corner of the house
when the stem split lower down.

I've tied it up with string.
But insects could get in the split and kill it.

Shall I coat it with tar or PVA or woodglue
of foamy glue to stop bugs getting in
or leave it alone and hope
the sap will repair it from inside?

[george]
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Leave it alone. You're more likely to seal in disease. When you say "tied it up with string" I presume you mean you've "whipped" it, so that there's absolutely no possibility of the split moving within the string?
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