In 60 seconds or so… I show you how to identify tomato ‘suckers’ in the joints of leaf branches and the main growing tomato production stem. This video sho…
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Question by Anjali Gupta: Do you have problems with tomatoes just ceasing to grow or ripen?
My tomatoes were growing like crazy, then suddenly they stopped and seem to be taking too long to ripen. Any ideas on what’s going on?
My plants are in upside down hangers and they hang separately. I water them daily and every once in a while put Miracle Grow plant food. I live in the south. It’s very hot and humid.
Thanks Mary. That makes perfect sense. Seems like I’ve heard that before too.
Best answer:
Answer by rosagallica2002
Have they been consistently watered and fertilized? There are some blights that can affect tomatoes. If you notice the plant itself starting to whither, you may have a serious plant infection that can spread to other plants – it’s more of a problem if it has been very rainy.
Not knowing where you are located or what your climate is like, it’s hard to give more advise. If you are in US, your county extension service should be able to help.
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Great video. All your YouTube videos are so informative and beginner
friendly. I really like that you don’t take for granted that us beginners
will know what a gardening term means, or how to do a technique. If you get
an opportunity could you make a video on how to identify strawberry
runners? I’ve found plenty of videos on how to start new strawberry plants
from runners but none really on how to identify the runners. Thank you.
60 Seconds or Sow: Just Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
This video is just to show you where the tomato ‘suckers’ grow on the
tomato. Identifying them is the first step to deciding how you want to
manage them on your tomatoes. They grow in the joint where the leaf branch
and main growing stem meet.
‘Suckers’ if left alone will also turn into main production stems. That is
they will grow leaves and flower clusters that will set tomatoes. There are
reason to remove or keep tomato suckers and strategies for maintaining 1,
2, 3 or more main stems or production stems on your tomatoes. I will talk
more about that as the season progresses.
60 Seconds or Sow: Just Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
This video is just to show you where the tomato ‘suckers’ grow on the
tomato. Identifying them is the first step to deciding how you want to
manage them on your tomatoes. They grow in the joint where the leaf branch
and main growing stem meet.
‘Suckers’ if left alone will also turn into main production stems. That is
they will grow leaves and flower clusters that will set tomatoes. There are
reason to remove or keep tomato suckers and strategies for maintaining 1,
2, 3 or more main stems or production stems on your tomatoes. I will talk
more about that as the season progresses.
60 Seconds or Sow: Just Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
This video is just to show you where the tomato ‘suckers’ grow on the
tomato. Identifying them is the first step to deciding how you want to
manage them on your tomatoes. They grow in the joint where the leaf branch
and main growing stem meet.
‘Suckers’ if left alone will also turn into main production stems. That is
they will grow leaves and flower clusters that will set tomatoes. There are
reason to remove or keep tomato suckers and strategies for maintaining 1,
2, 3 or more main stems or production stems on your tomatoes. I will talk
more about that as the season progresses.
60 Seconds or Sow: Just Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
Identifying Tomato ‘Suckers’ – Where Do They Grow?
This video is just to show you where the tomato ‘suckers’ grow on the
tomato. Identifying them is the first step to deciding how you want to
manage them on your tomatoes. They grow in the joint where the leaf branch
and main growing stem meet.
‘Suckers’ if left alone will also turn into main production stems. That is
they will grow leaves and flower clusters that will set tomatoes. There are
reason to remove or keep tomato suckers and strategies for maintaining 1,
2, 3 or more main stems or production stems on your tomatoes. I will talk
more about that as the season progresses.
so on my determinate rutgers.. leave the suckers? and thank you!!
i have pink brandywine tomatoes in the ground should i prune them? and also
the leaves at the bottom of the plant are turning yellow on my brandywine?
How far up the plant do you remove the suckers??
Take the suckers, place in dirt..and grow another tomato..it works
I do…but, I have heard u can plant without…I take the larger suckers.
And I see some on your plants..and just kinda scratch the bottom inch or
so, of that stem..and dump it in the hormone powder or liq…and plant it
in a pot..keep very moist. Walmart has the root hormone. Schultz. Take
root. Is name of it.
Well the answer is depends. You dont prune nearly heavily like
indeterminates. Some DETERMINATES that stay 3 feet or smaller, really dont
need any pruning. The determinates that get taller 4-5 feet needs some
pruning (in my opinion) to keep the foliage down. You want good air
circulation and want the whole plant to dry quickly. So it depends on the
variety. Also if you dont have issues with spots or blights in your area,
you can let them do their thing.
That is exactly what will happen. It will get bushy with suckers and they
will turn into your production stems. You can prune them to as many as you
want.
Leave the top 1/4 or 1/3 alone just so you dont accidently prune the
growing tip. But as it grows taller you just work your way up. In may area
I stop pruning in August and just let the plants go. It is up to you how
much you want to prune out the suckers. They turn into main stems or
production stems. Some people like 1 main stem some like more.
Do you need a rooting hormone or anything?
Thanks much Gary!
Thanks. I might mess around with it.
Deer came and munched off the top of one of my tomato plants. I decided to
leave new suckers on that one so that hopefully, I have some tomatoes off
the lower part of the plant. Is that the right thing to do?
Gary , I saw other gardeners sometimes leaving If you have the some lower
suckersand covered with soil , this will be another productive branch as
new roots will cover the area and guive more chance to get nutrition from
the soil so will generate more tomatoes . and bigger sizes . !
Ok I had this problem and my grandfather who had farmed for years told me that once i started getting tomatoes to stop watering with miracle grow because it was his experience that after the tomatoes started forming that if you continue to water with miracle grow they grow but never ripen.