How are your armpits doing?

[ddiogyn]

For those who rooted and repotted their tomato sideshoots (aka 'armpits'), how are they now doing?

Mine haven't gotten up to much, although all have a least one truss of flowers (as yet unopened), they're all very small, i doubt any of them have enough foliage to support fruit growth.

Here are three that were handy (the rest are on the roof of the shed, about a dozen in total...):

[haza1981]

I was hoping someone would have replied as I have some around the same size and some much bigger and think when should I just stop and put them on the heap. The other day I took one off that I Didnt notice as it grew from the bottom leaf and it was bigger than the main plant with fruit already. I took it off and now it's in water forming roots. I tend now not to save anything under 9 inches long but even then I wonder is ther any point at this time of year.

[zazen999]

Mine have tomatoes on them....

[solway cropper]

Mine have almost caught up with the parents I took them from and have plenty of unripe toms on them.

[Caro]

Mine are nothing like the parent plants, but summer hasn't arrived yet in Paisley, so I figure they have plenty of time to catch up

I'm not giving up yet, though.

[Two_Sheds]

Mine are just like the ones in the first post

[kentvegplot]

I've always found that the 'armpits' don't get as big as the parents (the plant is already 'mature') but still produce some fruit. I didn't bother this year as I'd already sown too many toms in the first place!

[hamsterqueen]

I didn;t do armpits , but the ones sprouting up from my home compost re doing better than the plants I bought!

[Flummery]

Mine are in full flower - expecting babies any time!

[Brengirl]

My toms are an absolute mess. I have 4 plants in the greenhouse. All grew to 6ft tall. Two of them have produced some fruit ie the baby plums but the black cherry was a complete waste of space so I have pulled them out.
I was feeling quite ashamed of my house. A complete shambles. I was also growing a courgette that was determined to take over all available space with no return so I yanked that out as well.
Returning to armpits well those have also been a waste of time not a flower nor even a sausage. So I am now back to where I started in spring. Empty containers. Visions of harvest but nothing to plant.

[chris]

Mine are like in the first post too... they were drooped over for about a month though, was about to bin them before I noticed new growth

[Bigmallly]

I have one about 2 foot tall with 2 trusses plus another 5 plants about 1 foot tall with no show as yet.

[w33blegurl]

Mine are looking a bit leggy but have got a mix of flowers and weeny toms coming on them!

[mrscorpio]

I pinched out the growing tip of mine when they reached 3ft. They both have 3 trusses of flowers and one has toms on it.
They are both healthier plants than the parents (mould growing on them --- thread has been opened for help).

[ddiogyn]

Looks like a mixed bag of results.

What's the deadline for flowers opening in order to allow enough time for subsequent tomatoes to ripen?

@Brengirl
Massacre!