Thank you kind sir! I added to the post. The removal of the tape caused a couple of small bleeds, but it will be fine.
I think I like your idea of a splint. Not sure if there is a delicate flexible tape you leave on indefinitely…
Splint works well if you have a fairly straight branch. The curvature of these when the breaks happened would have made it difficult, but could be done. I've left tape on branches that were grafted, the plant just dealt with it and still grew without a problem.
poor baby. i once split my stalk straight down the middle during transplant , she turned out a beast!Update 4-21-24
Water/Feed/minor defoliation/training.....and troubles.
While I was tending to the kids late this morning, I found two broken branches on the Punch Pie (Kimberly). I don't have a clue how they got broken, and it appears it was sometime yesterday based on the browned edges of the breaks. Surprisingly they were still alive, just hanging there by a small amount of "skin".
So, I went into a bit of grafting mode and gently moved the ends back together and put micropore tape around them. They are propped up to hold them there with sticks.
Let's hope they grow back together and get a knuckle going. If not, well.....I'll attempt clones from them.
Edit: Almost forgot, I put a couple drops of water on the broken ends before taping them up. Just for moisture, because the ends looked dried out a bit.
Good job. I used to call that "split her britches". I've done it getting a little too aggressive with training.. LOL It's amazing how strong the will to survive is with these weeds. ;-)poor baby. i once split my stalk straight down the middle during transplant , she turned out a beast!
Excellent Job!! You plant Surgeon/Healer ! Do you make house calls? lolUpdate on the broken branches. It's been about 9 days and they are forming knuckles and healing well. I took the tape off extremely carefully, because I wanted to get photos. If this happens again, the tape is staying right where it is. The moving around of the branch did cause a couple of small bleeds of maroon/red liquid. They are still propped up with a reverse carhook on a skewer.
