Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Other thoughts:

1. solder the gap closed with something like a sliver of coke can to act as reinforcement.

2. bend and trim down the thimble(? - pic 2&5) then fix it to cover the gap with jb weld or fine wire.

1. wrap something like a cut up coke can around the wire at that point to make a collar to increase the wire diameter