The thousand fingers is slowing down and the tip of the bud is now 3ft from the ground. I don't think it will keep going much longer as all the leaves are looking brownish and tattered, probably exhausted by the effort. Someone suggested a foliar feed to help it along - what do you think? I don't think mine will start to ripen on the plant as they are all very green - the top round ones are plumping but the bottom spiral ones are tiny. I feel the end is nigh!