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We just had a severe thunderstorm here and my zuc plants are sideways from the high winds. They are not broken, just bent. Should I leave them or should I try to straighten them back up?
by Wrennie on July 06, 2006 01:38 PM
i would leave them alone. Straightening them may break a stem.(at least when I try to 'fix' a plant I end up making things break)Or at least wait a day or two to see if they reach back up for the sun.
Yeah, I would let them sort themselves out naturally. Hope they'll be OK !
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by badplanter on July 06, 2006 02:03 PM
yeah, i'd leave them alone, just, if they don't straighten themselves out in a few weeks or so, try to se tthem up so it grows back again--just try not to touch the leaves--hope this helps, and ggggoooooooodddddd lllluuucccckkk!!!!!!
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by Danno on July 06, 2006 02:12 PM
yah one of my leaves somehow bent itself halfway in the stem. . . but the thing aint dead yet (the leaf that is). Still green, been bent for over a week now. id leave it as well
by Mitzi on July 07, 2006 06:19 PM
Well, they are all about 90 % back to normal. I have a few babies on them and I'm waiting for them to be ready to pick. Thanks for the advice, I'm glad I didn't try to bend them back myself...