make a paste?

Hi Al, I hope all is well in your patch.  I'm sure you're busy, so i'll be
quick.  I have a nice one growing in my patch this year.  And much like
last year, i'm experiencing some stem, i guess you would call it "decay".
I happened earlier in the season, and i dried it with a fan.  I kept
touching it so it ended up making a depression the shape of my finger tip
in the stem.  Anyway, within the past, i would say 3 weeks, i was doing a
circumference measurement and the tape made a slight gash in the stem, the
fan was still on at the time, so i didn't really worry.  Then we had 5" of
rain, and apparantly hit a growth spurt.  The stem didn't split, but the
gash got moist.  I adjusted the fan and that now appears to be dry.  My
question is this.  In both places where i experienced some minor rot that i
dried, the stem there seems to be dry and brittle, the rest of the stem
appears to be normal.  Sometimes i get a little liquid coming out of some
hairline cracks, but they quickly dry.  Should i (a) leave the fan blowing
on the stem. (b) apply some dry fungicide powder so as not to introduce any
moisture to the sensitive area or (c) make a paste?  Any advice you could
give would be greatly appreciated.

thank you,
scott armstrong
long island ny


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