LOL no, they are not growing on the ground. My plants are now about thigh
high and only the main stock is tied to a stake ( not too tight), when I
said I trimmed off the bottom leaves and planted up to the top leaves it was
way early in the spring when I had them in the house moving them to a bigger
pot before setting them out into the garden.( I started them from seed) It
gives the plant better root system and makes the plant not to be to skinny.
Wish I had a page to show you what I mean but you can get some info by doing
a google search or try here
http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplo...6201tomato.htm

So untie those tomatoes branches and let them have a bit of breathing room
happy planting

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Lynn
"BenGman" wrote in message
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I'm wondering: If your tomatoes are growing on the ground, wouldn't
they get full of bugs that would eat them? And Lyn, how do you keep
all your tomato plant branches on one stake? I tried the same thing
this year, but there was too much foliage to put on one stake and i had
to squish all the branches on to three stakes (which still didn't work
very well).
Next year, i'd really like to grow more tomatoes, but cages seem like
the best thing, becasue the foliage will grow inside the cage and it
won't touch the ground. Any thoughts?

Ben