To seal or not to seal (pruning wounds)

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Re: To seal or not to seal (pruning wounds)

Post by craigw60 »

Hi Neal yes it does dry out after some time then you have to remove and re-apply it, snails and slugs love it to.
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Re: To seal or not to seal (pruning wounds)

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Re: To seal or not to seal (pruning wounds)

Post by dayne »

jamie i believe leong dosnt heal figs because they bleed alot and this is their natural healing procedure so no need to seal the wound natures got it covered only in figs though
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