Letting tomato sideshoots grow on

[redser]

Hi, I missed 2 sideshoots on 2 plants and they have grown pretty thick now. I'm wondering if I can let them grow and run 2 strings up for each plant, and maybe get more fruit? They just look so thick now I'm reluctant to cut them. Anyone done this before or do you reckon it's ok to cut them?

Photo and close-up of one of the plants (moneymaker)





Also, I'm growing gardeners delight and Golden Sunrise which is also a cherry tom. Should I leave the sideshotts and let them bush out or grow them as a cordon?

Cheers!

[solway cropper]

Nip them out, pop them in a pot of compost like cuttings and you'll get free tomato plants.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Snip it out using a sharp knife, and pop it in a milk bottle of water for 7/10 days. Keep the bottle topped up with water and new roots will grow. Pot on one nice new advanced plant.

Colin

[rustylady]

Gardener's Delight and Golden Sunrise are both cordon tomatoes, so you need to support with a cane or string and pinch out the sideshoots.

[Thelma Sanders]

When I've missed some before, I've successfully grown them as double cordons, but the stems were from much lower down the stem.

[redser]

Thanks for the replies. Phew on the cherries, I already took them off before I checked the name tags
I'll definately try that trick with rooting the sideshoots, thanks again.