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Re: Does size matter for Tomato plants?

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Hi,

I'm growing Better Boys and Sweet 100 cherries this year. I'm trellising them. 
All the plants are between 5-6 feet tall now (planted as seedlings in mid-
April). The Better Boys have each set about 4 clusters of fruits, and the Sweet 
100's have about 5 clusters each. I did not pinch off any flowers, since the 
plants just kept on growing and the fruits take a long time to grow and ripen. 
The first clusters appeared when the plants were about 1-2 feet tall, and those 
fruits are just starting to ripen now, at the bottoms of the vines. So, if I 
were you, I would just wait and see.

I highly recommend the Sweet 100's. The fruit clusters have up to 20 fruits and 
they are very prolific!

Elizabeth
Cary, NC, USA, Zone 7b


> I have three different varieties of tomatoes growing and I was just
> wondering at what size should I let them produce fruit? All of the plants
> are about 2 feet tall with the cherry tomatoes being slightly smaller but
> much thicker looking. I have cherry, roma and big boy plants. I have some
> flowers forming on the cherries and I thought that I could let them grow
> because the fruit will be small enough for the plants to hold them up. What
> about the other plants? I don't know if they're producing flowers because
> it
> is the right time or if they are doing for survival reasons. The plants all
> look healthy as far as I can tell and I have been very diligent in my
> watering. Anyone?
> 
> Richard(zone6)
> Brooklyn, NY


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