>>811896You could try air layering the top, did that with one of mine that I had planted out too early (so it was barren on the lowest 1m but had fresh growth on the top)
After the top had made enough roots I planted it out to another spot, cut away the barren rest from the mother plant and it actually shot out from the base again quickly, so I basically made two out of one
From left to right: Whole plant back in June, daughter plant right now (has already green fruit), mother plant right now ( only recently started flowering on the top), close up of where mother plant shot back from base
