Topic: Will a squash plant with broken stem re-grow???

[Jeannine]

Has anyone any experience of this please,If the stem of a squash plant with a good root system is broken off will new growth come from it.

I would truly appreciate any ideas on this one .

XX Thank you Jeannine

[David R]

if its broken below the 1st leaves i.e. the seed leaves then no. They wont resprout from the roots

[OllieC]

Jeannine, so sorry to hear about this! Don't let them put you on a downer.

I managed to get the top half of a pumpkin to re-root last year, it was just out of interest (I'd planted them too close & this was the thinning but the roots stayed behind). Might be worth taking the top half of each plant & putting in some mpc or something finer, with lots of water...

Good luck.

Olliew x

[glow777]

its all sounds a bit devastating to me

I would definately say they wouldnt grow as when i plant 2 seeds in a pot and only want one this is how I remove the weakest - never had any of them grow back

[saddad]

One of the ones you posted me was broken but still attached a bit... it has regrown from lower down and I severed the broken end... growing on well now!
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