For fork's sake - some tomato advice please

[Sssam84]

Hello, I've read the previous thread on this year's strange case of the forking tomatoes but would like a little updated advice or suggestions please.

Quite a few people said they are just going to leave the forked plants to get on with it and each fork to grow and develop as if it were it's own plant. With the intervening month and rain we got, do people think it wise to let them carry on growing? So, what I am really asking is, should I let the forks grow on and have a few trusses each or might it be worth stopping the whole plant once it has reached a certain number of trusses? With the unexpected weather of July I imagine advice could have changed as growth slowed down etc.

I'm just keen to get an ok crop and not risk the plants running out of steam on green growth.

Thanks in advance!

[Potstubsdustbins]

In a normal year I would leave them on but this year have trimmed them off and reduced down to 4 trusses. After all its Aug next week.

Now of course the weather will be perfect late into the year and I may regret it.

Colin

[veggiechicken]

I've left my Forkers to do their own thing. My problem is that many of the flowers haven't set so I need to keep all my options open!

[Florence Fennel]

I've left mine too, but they are looking a bit bedraggled, hope some sunshine comes soon.

[binley100]

I'm leaving mine but have been deleafing lower leaves .........

[Sarico]

I did a bit of both. Some I cut them of but some I left only because I didn't see them grow and have some tiny trusses on the top. But I also put down to 4trusses all the plant that have only flower and no fruit at all.

[Sssam84]

If you only had a small number of plants would you still leave them to it?

[Rabidbun]

Most of mine fork at some point - this year I am glad of the spare trusses as with the awful weather some varieties did not set fruit on lower trusses so I have a second go of it! Taking a wee while to de leaf though as grey mould is trying its luck already!

[Potstubsdustbins]

If you only had a small number of plants would you still leave them to it?

If you have 4 to 5 good healthy trusses then I would off them. Otherwise I think your asking to much of the plant in a bad season.

Colin