![]() Stopping TomatoesĪs the season draws to a close the plant will not have time to set, grow and ripen more fruits and it is time to stop it. Useful early-season if you find yourself short of plants and it is too late to start more from seed. If you let a side shoot grow to about 6″ or more you can cut it off, pop it into a pot of wet compost and have another plant. ![]() It sounds crude but ripping them away results in better formation of scar tissue and is less likely to bleed or allow disease to get in. Rather than cutting these side shoots off, tear them away. These grow from the stem but not from the leaf joint. A truss is the stem that carries the flowers, which turn into tomatoes. They are easy to miss, so whenever you are watering or feeding your tomatoes, keep an eye out for them and remove.Īfter the plant is stopped, it reacts by producing more side shoots – so watch out.īe careful not to confuse these shoots with a truss. The earlier they are removed, the less energy is wasted.
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