Brutal

[Tomatoking]

Thats only on bush type Mally, but we live and learn, in fact did the opposite last year and took off all the shoots on a bush tomato plant.

memo to self 'must label plants better'

[mrscorpio]

I was scared to cut the shoots as I thought it was them that produced more fruit. What would I do without the vine.

Hi BM
you may find the thread below interesting. It is about armipit tomatoes.
ie the ones you have left on

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...oes_47773.html

[Bigmallly]

Hi BM
you may find the thread below interesting. It is about armipit tomatoes.
ie the ones you have left on

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...oes_47773.html

Thanks for the link, don't know how I missed that thread.

[taff]

one word of warning, or sentence really, be careful when taking big sideshoots off,I killed a tigerella after taking one off because the main stem snapped. Not all is lost, I stuck two of the biggest in the ground,so hopefully, they'll replace it

[Tomatoking]

With very large ones always use a knife, cut as low as you can to the joint.

[taff]

With very large ones always use a knife, cut as low as you can to the joint.

I know now!!!

[Bigmallly]

So am I right in thinking I should end up with one main trunk with only leaves & trusses........No other branches at all.

[Tomatoking]

Totally Mally.

But unfortunately you have taken too many leaves off, so yours might end up looking like twiggy.

OK Kate Moss for the younger viewers.

[womble]

So am I right in thinking I should end up with one main trunk with only leaves & trusses........No other branches at all.

Yes, yes, yes!

But only on cordon tomatoes

And be careful when you take out the top sideshoot, on some toms it can be a bit awkward, ie you're not always sure whether it's a sideshoot or the main growing point, I find it better to wait a day or two sometimes to see how they look then.

[taff]

yup.

keepan eye out too,some varieties will make a new shoot from a flower truss, some of the plum tomatoes,and some heirloom ones.

[womble]

yup.

keepan eye out too,some varieties will make a new shoot from a flower truss, some of the plum tomatoes,and some heirloom ones.

Ferline are bu**ers for that too and loads of huge leaves on flower trusses sometimes.

[taff]

noted
I am going on a hunt later on

[Bigmallly]

You lot will make me into a tomato grower yet, in previous years I have only nipped out the "armpits" & left the other branches with good results, maybe I was lucky.......

[Bigmallly]

Totally Mally.

But unfortunatly you have taken too many leaves off, so yours might end up looking like twiggy.

OK Kate Moss for the younger viewers.

I like Twiggy (even if she is too old for me)....... & Kate Moss (if I was 30 years younger).....

[womble]

You lot will make me into a tomato grower yet, in previous years I have only nipped out the "armpits" & left the other branches with good results, maybe I was lucky.......

Err, I'm confused now, that is what you are supposed to do.