courgette stem damaged, will it fix itself?

[otorongo]

I have a small Ambassador courgette from B&Q, which hasn't been doing too well compared to the other one I'm growing from seed.

Worse yet, a couple of days ago something dug it up and had a nibble at the base of the stem. It is still connected to the roots, but the bit that remains is very thin. The plant has some flower buds forming (as opposed to the one grown from seed, which has no signs of flowers despite being much bigger), so I don't feel too good about replacing it and starting over. However, if I keep it, I'm afraid its growth will be severely stunted... or will it grow new roots from the part of the stem above the bite?

[taff]

Plant it deep and see. If it's not too big, you can do Potstubsdustbins trick and put it in a container with water for it to grow new roots. Me, I'd just plant it deep, and then sow a couple more too.

[rustylady]

I would do Potty's milkbottle rescue and repair trick to get some new roots going.

[Jeanied]

I have just the same problem with a squash plant being damaged at the gardening club today. I am going to use a sticking plaster to bind the stem and plant it deeper when it goes in the soil.

[otorongo]

Cheers, that's helpful. I will plant it deeper and see how it goes. I would prefer this plant to starting another one from seed as I only have Green Bush seeds and it's nice to have more variety.