On 01/07/2015 09:57, David Hill wrote:
On 26/06/2015 10:07, Syke wrote:

You can grow a side shoot on quite easily to replace the main shoot, in
fact I have often taken a side shoot from an adjacent plant to fill in a
gap caused by loosing a plant.

I've also managed to fix a chopped off major stem before - by wrapping
with sellotape and splinting! Other than a knobbly joint, by the end of
the season it was impossible to tell there had been an issue.

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regards andy