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Steveyman.edwardsSteveyman.edwards Posts: 6
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Mother nature has took a swipe at my lovley plant its hanging on for dear life can it be saved or do i have any other option 🤷‍♂️
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    What plant? 
    We're good, but we're not that good Stevey  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Steveyman.edwardsSteveyman.edwards Posts: 6
    Sorry am new 😂
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    No worries Stevey  ;)
    Pix are taking a while to load, but from what I can see, the main trunk has been damaged [ it's quite top heavy] but you have a load of new shoots coming through which will take it's place anyway, so it's not a disaster  :)
    Is the main trunk totally broken? It might be better to remove it completely if it is. I can't see well enough, and it's quite green still, but that may change if it's just happened recently, and is damaged beyond repair. 
    Is it planted directly into the ground?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Steveyman.edwardsSteveyman.edwards Posts: 6
    Happened lastnight its hanging on by a small bit yeh its in the ground
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    I think it's probably a gonner then. The new bits will grow and take over in time though  :)
    You could  try staking it and taping it together, but I doubt it'll work. Keep an eye on it, and when the main trunk deteriorates more,  just remove it. Or remove it now if it looks like it could cause further damage. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,836
    Remove that broken main stem completely and let the light get to those offsets.  I think you can then lift the plant next spring and pot up or plant out ever single offset and have a forest of plants.    They'll need careful watering before you dig them up and then, ideally, potting on in good compost till they get established as individuals and then you can plant them out or keep them in pots.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • Steveyman.edwardsSteveyman.edwards Posts: 6
    Thanks guys am new to all this gardening malarky its easier havi g kids 😂 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    Steveyman.edwards said:
    Thanks guys am new to all this gardening malarky its easier havi g kids 😂 
    Just wait..... :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,836
    Have you said that to your wife?   Dangerous stuff.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • Steveyman.edwardsSteveyman.edwards Posts: 6
    😮😮😮
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