Lemon Drop Tomatoes

[Thelma Sanders]

I grew a couple of these from seed in the big GYO seed swap and the foliage is very delicate and more divided than all my other toms - they look quite pretty, actually.

My question is - do they stay delicate - or do they grow as tall, with as many trusses, as the other tomatoes do, eventually?

[Thelma Sanders]

sorry, to bump this, but I don't know how much room to leave these in the border, or whether to keep them in pots, if they're going to stay small

[taff]

does this help?
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Tomato Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Lemon Drop'

[RedThorn]

If they're like the lemon ones I used to grow, treat them as the rest, they can get quite large if left un-nipped....

[RedThorn]

PS: sorry if I had seen this before I'd have responded sorry for the lack of responses

[Thelma Sanders]

Thank you, both.
I have been nipping the armpit sideshoots out
From the link it looks as if they grow tall, so I'll put them at the back of the greenhouse with the Black cherry tom

[alldigging]

What are you doing with the armpit shoots?

[Thelma Sanders]

nipping/pinching them out to stop the plants getting bushy

[alldigging]

nipping/pinching them out to stop the plants getting bushy

No I meant are you sticking them in water / compost to get them to grow too?

[Thelma Sanders]

LOL No don't tempt me - I'm not rooting them, I already have way too many toms and no more room

[alldigging]

LOL No don't tempt me - I'm not rooting them, I already have way too many toms and no more room

Do it! Do it!
Just pot them up and pass them on to a neighbour's child..

Somehow this year I have managed to fit more tomatoes in my greenhouse than I expected.
I think it's cos I'm using square pots not round... They fit next to each other better. I've still got a set of shelves in - although they'll come out shortly so I can spread the tomatoes out a bit more.