I slightly broke the stem of my tomato plant. So I pushed the stem up to the branch it was connected to hoping it will still get nourishment from the main branch. Do you think the branch will still grow and produce?
2007-07-14 12:59:53 · 6 answers · asked by Deandre H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
depending on how "slightly broken" it is, you could try to straighten it and put masking tape around the wound and keep wrapping a good inch below and above to stabilise the stem.
if it hung wounded for a while and if the break involved severing of the main feeder veins inside, you may well be out of luck.
if it's only partially broken (less than a third) and the plant was very healthy and strong, AND you caught it immediately after the injury occured, it MIGHT heal.
tomatos are very tough. if the leaves are all wilted and showing no sign of responding to lots of water, i'd put it out of it's misery and cut the plant down just below the wound.
or... buy a nice big healty new one and replace it!
a plant is a tough thing... but only SO tough... it'll let you know really fast if it'd going to pull through or not.
2007-07-14 14:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by that's the truth 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually you can make two plants out of it..cut at an angle below a notch on the stem of the upper broken piece...pull all the leaves off except top 2 or 3 sets....buy a small bottle of root harmone.. dip the stem in there and bury the whole stem in the dirt rigth up to the leaves you left on..heres a picture of my patio tomatoes planted from cuttings...titled "husky cherry red"
2007-07-15 07:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. a branch will grow even if mostly broken off, especially tomato. after pushing up the stem tie it up.
2007-07-14 16:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by glenn t 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cut it off and let the main plant grow other more healthy stems.
2007-07-14 13:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Bill 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No problem; in effect, you'll be grafting the plant to itself. Use some tape (duct tape, masking tape) and a splint., and repair it just like a broken bone. Then cradle it with slings and supports to relieve stress on the break point. I've done this frequently and it has never failed.
2007-07-15 00:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by JSGeare 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely it will die. I would remove it before it gets weak and diseased.
2007-07-14 14:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by renpen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋