Tomato Plants - Nipping Out

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by Rhyleysgranny, Apr 5, 2009.

  1. Rhyleysgranny

    Rhyleysgranny Gardener

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    I have just potted up small plants of Totem and baby Plum. Should I nip out the centre to bush them out or leave well alone?:scratch:
     
  2. lollipop

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    sub this-I need to know too, but I think its the side shoots you remove with tomatoes
     
  3. Rhyleysgranny

    Rhyleysgranny Gardener

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    True lolliepop but these are little bush sort of patio ones and I wondered if different rules applied. I don't think you remove side shoots on these
     
  4. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Never grown them, but with bush varieties you leave well alone, they bush out on their own after forming the first truss.

    I'm probably wrong though, as I'm not well up on these new fangled ones.:D
     
  5. Freddy

    Freddy Miserable git, well known for it

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    Hi folks. I'm pretty sure you just let them be. Cheers...freddy.
     
  6. Kristen

    Kristen Under gardener

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    I'm in the let-them-be camp too, but I've never grown them.

    if you've only just potted them up I think its a bit early to be nipping anything out though ...
     
  7. daitheplant

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    Bush tomatoes, leave to their own devices. Vine tomatoes, remove side shoots.:gnthb::old:
     
  8. Rhyleysgranny

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