Re: stem oozing / spraying

Debbie, drying out the stem with the fan is good. I would spray the stem with a good fungicide such as Daconil or Captan. You can even make a paste and paint it on and you should have no problems. I use some Borax last year out of despesparation because of a large stem split. It seemed to work, and knowing that Boxax has some anti-fungus properties you probably can use it as well.
Good Luck. 
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