Bob S. wrote:

zxcvbob wrote in message ...

One of my tomatoes has something really odd going on at the growing
point of the main stem. The stem is not elongating at all, and the
leaves and flower buds are just piling up and getting denser and denser.
Is there a virus that causes something like this, or perhaps scar
tissue from some mechanical damage or an insect sting?

I wish I had a place to post a picture.

Should I cut the top off the plant (and destroy it) and let the lower
part of the plant branch back out?

All the leaves are a healthy green, and the lower leaves on the plant
look normal. The plant has only been in the ground for a few weeks, and
the night temperatures were dropping into the 40's at night lasst week.

Thanks, regards,
Bob


Plants can get screwed-up DNA genes just like animals and people. I'd
guess that's what happened.

Bob S.


I cut it off today, along with about 3 or 4 inches of healthy growth.
On examination, I think it was a flower bud gone berzerk (cancerous).

Bob