Tomato question
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Yaron
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I planted my tomatoes with net & stick support so that the plant would grow straight up and to the sides. But some of the branches are growing outside of the support. Should I trim them or just let them grow?
5 answers
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When this happened to our tomato plants, I would take the branches and sort of weave them by hand through the branches within the support. Some of the branches never ended up staying within the support but still grew beautiful tomatoes with the branches on the ground. I'm not sure if this is the best thing to do (weaving it through) but it worked for us and the tomatoes grew beautifully.
Marcy
on Apr 29, 2013
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If the branches are long you'll need to find a way to support them or they may snap from the weight of the tomatoes growing on them.
Douglas Hunt
on Apr 30, 2013
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If you can't find a way to support them, you can carefully take them off without damaging the trunk of the tomato plant. The tomatoes left will usually have the ability to grow larger (with the exception of the mini toms) because there is less competition for nutrients.
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Apr 30, 2013
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Thanks! @360 Sod (Donna Dixson) , is there any special way to take them off or just cut them with gardening scissors as close to the trunk as possible? I also wanted to know if I am tying them correctly. I attached a photo.
Yaron
on Apr 30, 2013
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@Yaron Yes, that would be fine. If you are talking about the stalk that is inbetween the trunk and the leaf branch, some people take those off anyway when the plant is younger.
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Apr 30, 2013
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