Re: Too tall tomatoes?
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- Subject: Re: Too tall tomatoes?
- From: D* <t*@IX.NETCOM.COM>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:33:57 -0500
>
>I'm assuming you're talking about indeterminate tomatoes. You can indeed pinch
>off the growing tip and this will concentrate the plants' vigour into ripening
>the fruit already set. Rather than cut off the top two feet you could opt to
>pinch out just the top and the most recent flower clusters, leaving the leaf
>intact as it is providing additional photosynthesis which will also aid in
>ripening.
>
>Cheers!
>
>--
> Bob Carter - bcarter@awinc.com
> Kootenay Bay, BC, Canada - Zone 6b
>--
>
>That was zen and this is tao
I'd kinda like to lop off a couple feet at the top just because they're
too damn tall & not staked properly, ( who knew they would get so tall??? }
plus I'm concerned they'll keep growing.
:{D>
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