My tomato plant almost fell off the balcony yesterday

I was watering my plants on my third floor balcony in Chicago when a strong gust of wind hit. My biggest cherry tomato plant, in a 5 gallon fabric pot, tipped right over the edge. I grabbed it just as it was about to go over, but the main stem snapped halfway. I quickly used some garden tape and a chopstick as a splint. It's been 24 hours and the plant looks okay, but I'm worried. Has anyone else had to splint a broken stem and did it recover?

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brookepark8d ago

Remember my first splint job looked like a toddler's art project. Plants are way tougher than we give them credit for though. Just give it time and don't mess with the tape.

noah9178d ago

I used to think a broken stem was a death sentence, but I've had a few bounce back with that exact chopstick splint method.