Thanks for the feedback.
I actually did that a couple of weeks ago & figured I would be allright, I
even have bungee cords on the stakes to try & keep them upright, but they
just keep spreading out. I think that next year I will try some of the
tomato ladders from gardeners.com.

-thanks again
James


"Frankhartx" wrote in message
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Reply-To: "James Bass"
From: "James Bass"
Newsgroups: rec.gardens

The plants are beginning to hang & droop, I'm worried that the plants
are going to break as they are so loaded with fruit. Now I hate to prune
branches w/fruit but I had rather have some thna none at all abe cause
the
plant breaks @ the "trunk". Should I trim the branches that are hanging ?

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Tomatoes can go up and they can go down--no problem--you could take some
twine
and tie the drooping branch near a fruit clusterto the cage for added
support.
Tomatoes are sprawlers and are happy going every which way--take advantage
of
your eager plants desire to grow and producem forget this pruning
nonsense.