Sprawling tomato..unknown variety?
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Sandi on Jun 28, 2015It looks like it needs a bigger pot or should be in the ground. Also bury the stems that bend as it looks like it's putting out new roots.Helpful Reply
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Merry on Jun 28, 2015It is a Cherry tomato all it needs is to a stack it or get a tomato cage then it will be fine.Helpful Reply
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P. watson on Jun 28, 2015i'm new to growing veggies but have a grape tomato plant that's been growing crazy . . . thank goodness it's planted near these fence panels, cos i had no idea it would do this! not shooting out any clingy vine things tho, so i've been tying it up w/soft twine. love the cute little clusters!Helpful Reply
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Ann on Jun 28, 2015You can give it some support or replant it, just as Sandi and Merry said. Bury the stem in the dirt all the way to the first set of leaves. Pinch off the top of the plant to encourage more branches lower down.Helpful Reply
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Jill Fronk on Jun 28, 2015Remove the suckers( little plants that grows in the middle of two main stems and it will grow thicker.Helpful Reply
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Amy on Jun 28, 2015Get a tomato cage (I like the square ones) and put it in the planter with the plant in the middle so the branches don't break off from the weight of the tomatoes .Helpful Reply
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Sandy Slade on Jun 29, 2015Hi, Could it be a bush tomato plant?Helpful Reply
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Marcia on Jun 29, 2015Quite possibly a Sweet 100. An heirloom variety. Confine it or it will become the killer tomato that devoured Cleveland. I gave my husband some fill dirt to use at his clinic and voila, a monster that covered his patio.Helpful Reply
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Marcia on Jun 29, 2015Sweet 100's sprawl! They become monster tomatoes and will devour Cleveland and anything in their path. I gave my husband fill from pots that I had grown them in a couple of years back and they developedHelpful Reply
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Wanda sinnema on Jun 30, 2015the bumpy stalks might be tomato blight.. or fungus..I had it a few years back. be careful NOT to let any on those leaves or stalks w/ it get on the soil. It can carry over to following years..Some advise not planting tomatoes there for a year.. just in case..I think they are just leggy and need to be trained up and tied to a support of some kind..Helpful Reply
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Julie on Jun 30, 2015Tomatoes are classified as indeterminate and determinate. Determinate means they stop growing at a certain height, and make less fruit. Indeterminate varieties continue as long as weather and disease allow, and make more fruit. It's like the difference between pole and bush beans. Indeterminate plants are best grown up (tall) supports to keep the plants contained and fruit clean, but will also produce sprawling on the ground. 6-12 feet vines are not uncommon, and often they get longer. So they can go to the top of a 6' support and back to the ground again! Google "Disney tomato plant" for pictures of a really amazing one. There are about 7,500 named varieties of tomatoes in the world, so the chance of us accuarately pegging this one is slim! Looks like a cherry or even currant type, but if you want a better guess, I'd ask the person who gave you seeds what they'd been growing. Tomatoes root easily, and the bumpy lower stalks can sometimes just be a start on that in humid conditions. Many people take advantage of this by planting seedlings so deep only the top leaves show, giving the plant a stronger root system to support it through the summer.Helpful Reply
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Erin Maloney on Jul 01, 2015The bumps on the stem are actually where roots would form if the stem was in contact with soil. It actually seems to resemble Matt's Wild Cherry tomato which grows wild in Mexico. I grew it for several years. The only downfall is that the tomatoes are hard to remove when ripe without causing splitting of the tomatoes.Helpful Reply
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