Can Grow Fields in Group Header Section Overlap

Does anyone know of a size limitation to can grow fields on a group header section? I have 2 fields in a group header section of my report. They are defined as varchar(3000) and varchar(6000). However, on my test case, the contents of each has lengths of 1,113 and 572 respectively. The fields are listed vertically in the group. The one that's listed on top, overlaps the one on the bottom.
field_varchar(3000)
field_varchar(6000)
Thanks in advance for any help or information you can provide.

Thank you SO MUCH! That worked!! I should've thought of that myself - but I'm pretty new to Crystal.

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