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Re: Broken tomato plants

Don't be too quick to trim back the broken stems. I have seen tomatoes
survive and thrive with less than half of the stem still intact.

oldjohn@juno.com
John Orwick
El Monte, CA [20 miles east of Los Angeles]

On Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:03:26 -0500 jrc1@JUNO.COM (j r c) writes:
>Due to the extremely stormy weather we've had, I have some broken 
>tomato plants.  The main stems are still attached, but just barely.  I 
>could put the plants on the compost pile and call it quits for the 
>rest of the growing season, but I really would like to salvage them if 
>I can.  
>Any ideas on how to make the most of a bad situation?  I have thought 
>about splinting the stems at the break, breaking the stems off 
>completely and putting them in the ground, or trying to water root .
>Advice, experience, or even unsupported shoot-from-the-hip opinions 
>will be greatly appreciated!  I don't think I have anything to lose, 
>so I am willing to call this a learning experience and try almost 
>anything.
>Thanks in advance.
>
>jrc1 in zone 4a (MN)
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