I don't remember the variety off hand but I have one of the bigger varieties of tomatoes growing in a large pot. The plant seems to be doing very well and is producing a good amount of tomatoes (none ripened yet). When we planted the plant, we did not cut off the bottom few branches and bury them to promote root growth, can I still do this? I have room in the pot to add soil if so, or I might re-pot to a larger pot. The bottom branches are pretty thick now so I didn't want to cut them off if it was not worth the extra root growth.
The plant is probably 2 1/2 feet tall and very full (growing in a tomato "cage").
2007-03-19 10:51:51 · 7 answers · asked by 65stang 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If everything is growing so well, I personally wouldnt risk shocking the plant. It will slow the growth, and if it is fruiting right now, it will most likely cause some setbacks on the process. If you dont mind, and just want to experiment, then go for it, but id suggest that you wait until next time, or you grow more then one so you can take the chances.
Doing things to plants such as re poting them, and cutting them back, or doing what you are thinking about shocks the plant, the more drastic the change the greater the problems you are risking.
If you do decide to do it, get some kind of chemical that will promote root growh from the branches.
2007-03-19 11:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by franceschovitch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be a disaster to repot a plant that is producing. I would take that existing pot and place it into a much larger pot and fill over about 6 inches of that height of the tomato plant given that it is 2 1/2 feet tall. Yes, you can cut off those lower sucker branches, nothing will happen. You can do this with potting medium, however, i suggest a fish fertilizer added to the potting medium along with extra vermiculite and a some bone meal to promote root growth.
2007-03-19 11:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can still do that, cut the branches and yet experimenting something else. Plants are alive, it may stop growing due to ntervention. At the same, if you are lucky it may promote growth. This link may help you, all about tomato.
2007-03-19 11:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Redrosy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 02:44:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it is doing great.
I'd just let it go. Why chance
it going into shock. You could
lose all the fruit, or the plant itself.
Sounds like a Beef Steak or Better Girl.
There's always next year.
2007-03-19 11:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can, called propagation by cuttings, but you may run out of time for the cuttings to produce
2007-03-19 12:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it alone
2007-03-19 11:02:46 · answer #7 · answered by Tomm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋