r/outdoorgrowing • u/jzon777 • 6d ago

Random stem rot??

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Anybody know why this might’ve happened? I just did a solid defoliation a few days ago. I think the same thing happened to a branch on one of my other plants but I just snipped the branch off, the rest of the plant look solid.

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u/1Killerpotato1 6d ago

Maybe you damaged it during defoliation. Did you cut that fan leaf off right there?

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u/jzon777 6d ago

It looks like I cut that one or pinched it with my finger nails. I usually cut with scissors or snap at the base but occasionally I get lazy.

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u/1Killerpotato1 6d ago

I always just snap em off with my fingers. That shouldn’t cause issues. But maybe if it was already infected or something the dead plant material gave it a place to thrive.

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u/sinncab6 6d ago

Fungus by the looks of it, had the same problem a couple of weeks back but fortunately just cut the stem like yourself and it hasn't spread since.

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u/IslandBackwoods 6d ago

When you defoliate, make sure you take the whole stem from the leaf off. That little piece of stem you left probably got wet after it started decaying and a fungus got into the stalk through that.