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Re: Too tall tomatoes?


Hi, apologies if this appears on the list twice, I got a message that it had
bounced because of too many hops ... ???

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Hi,

> 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.

Go for it then, it won't set them back.  Tomatoes can be incredibly vigourous
growers, trying to sprout out every which way.  I prune my indeterminates but
sometimes a few suckers get away on me and I end up cutting off some largish
pieces.  It doesn't seem to effect them adversely at all.

Cheers!

--
 Bob Carter  -  bcarter@awinc.com
 Kootenay Bay, BC, Canada  -  Zone 6b
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.

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