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Old 14-03-2008, 01:23 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible,rec.gardens
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Default Twisted branches on indoor tomatoes

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bungadora wrote:

On Mar 12, 11:22*pm, wrote:
I am having the exact same problem. *I just posted on Gardenweb in the
hopes for a answer. *My stem is strong the leaves have no
discoloration but the branches are curling. *I also have new
blossoms. *I did recently prune the plant and probably over watered.
I'm wondering if the plant is stressed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kumato/2330671324/

Picture of whats happening to my plants.

Sumilea


One of the things I've wondered, since my plants were last year were
otherwise healthy, was whether it is the problem with the lighting.
When the plants are small, the light is supposed to be only about 2
inches away (if using flourescents). Unfortunately it is very
difficult to do that with my setup, because the shelves are fixed, and
also very small. So lighting isn't equally good in all places. I end
up shifting plants around, sometimes giving one the best spot,
sometimes another. When the plants are small they bend and they
stretch, and perhaps some that do not get the good spots end up a
little twisted. They get moved around, and one day they might bend one
way to try to reach the light, and on another they twist around
another way.

Just a thought. It's just that when there isn't anything otherwise
wrong with the plant, it's possible it's the environmental management
at fault, not a disease.
Dora


IIRC plants will elongate towards the lighting source when they aren't
getting enough light.
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