Okay to top tomato plant now?
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Margaritaville
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 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:11 am Post subject: Okay to top tomato plant now? |
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Hi, my two Moneymaker tomato plants have grown too big for a mini greenhouse, hitting the top.Is it ok to top them?They have a good few green toms developing.
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tagwex
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| Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Nip out the lead shoot and will encourage more side shoots. Possibly should have done this earlier.
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Margaritaville
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| Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks, sure I'll give it a go and see what happens. |
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Good guy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| As a total novice to growing tomatoes, last year, I made the same mistake, leaving it very late to tip them. I got a useful crop, though, despite that. |
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