"Pen Phill" wrote in message
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Hi all
I usually pull or cut off the side shoots on my tomato plants until they
are
about 5 trusses high at which point I nip out the growing tops but in
some
varieties the ends of the trusses themselves start to shoot beyond the
fruit
forming further branches if left.. Should I cut these off as well?

Phil

Yes, I take them off.

Incidentally, when I nip out a side shoot thats grown to more than a couple
of inches then I stick it in a jar of water. Within a week or so it's grown
roots, so I pot them on and plant them out as soon as established.

I'm currently awaiting the results of this, but if it ends up with free tom
plants and hence toms for me, then I'm all for that...



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Richard Sampson

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