"Andy" wrote in message
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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Is this normal?

I've never noticed it happen in the past.

If you mean individual side-stems are going off randomly
and getting covered with a dusty mould, then I think it's
normal. I just pick the mouldy stems off. They've only got
a few weeks to go anyway.

Talking of tomato plants not having long to go,
A while ago in a small north facing bed next to the house, we had a tomato
plant appear.
Now since it was north facing, we didn't deliberately plant it, but it
really went for it, and has flowered,
and fruited (only very small atm.) but unlikely to get close to ripe before
frosts.
However, just wondering if someone could suggest how it appeared out of no
where?

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J.P. in London.