Weird courgette stem

[Bren In Pots]

One of my Black beauty courgettes is growing with a weird split in its stem, do I just ignore it or should I cover the split stem over with compost.

[Jeanied]

Cover it over - it will root into the compost with a new stem root. I had a partially snapped one - applied a sticking plaster and sank the join into below ground level and it is doing fine now.

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks Jeanie I'll nip out now and cover the split with compost.

its covered and the extra compost should help stop the plant rocking in the wind.

[binley100]

*note to self .........remember sticking plasters for the lottie

I usually just cover over with compost but I like the sticky plaster idea Jeanie

[Jeanied]

The kids in the gardening club at school all thought I was nuts when I told them to put a plaster on it! Nothing I have done since has convinced them otherwise

[binley100]

and of course we all know that you're not a nutter.......

[Florence Fennel]

Hope you said "There, there, there" when you put the plaster on Jeanie!

[Jeanied]

Of course, Flo! I didn't kiss it better though, 'cos courgette stems are a bit prickly...

[Paulottie]

Whilst I am impressed with your dressing Nurse...not entirely sure I would have buried the patient. I have always been given to understand that you never plant curcubits deeper than they originally were. Perhaps the application of a lollypop stick splint?