"Chris" ] wrote in message
]...
In article , Emrys Davies
writes
Best to 'stop' outdoor tomatoes at 4th truss. This will encourage the
fruits to set, develop and ripen. If you do not 'stop' them you will
have lots of tomatoes which will not ripen successfully.

Does that apply equally to bush varieties, where you don't pinch out
the
side shoots?
--
Chris

I know very little about growing bush tomatoes. The RHS, when referring
to 'stopping' tomatoes says: "Bush tomatoes can be left to their own
devices". For full details see
http://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/cal...alendarjul.asp and scroll to
'Back to VEG home'.

Personally, I would 'stop' one bush tomato and then compare its
performance against those that have been allowed to go their own way.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.