"RhondaM" wrote:


"DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
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The end of one of the tomato plants is snapped almost completely off.
It is hanging on by two millimeters of stem. Basically the plant is
two lateral leafs and then a broken tip. WIll this regrow new
branches? It is snapped at the crotch of the second leaf, so I don't
know if that will send out anything.

Any hope for a plant damaged so close to the root?
DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
3rd year gardener
http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/royalfrazier/

I broke off the entire stalk of a tomato plant a few years back planted it
anyways and it grew back. Just give it a little TLC.

That's good to hear. I've planted next to where the replacement will
be planted. I'll see what that kind of damage does to it's growth
across the season. The biggest concern is that there is only one
stem-crotch for a new vine to branch out of. The second one is where
the stem has been ripped. It'll be interesting if it can sprout a new
one from the damaged and open area.

DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
3rd year gardener
http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/royalfrazier/