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Tomato plant

seyfadesseyfades Posts: 146
in Fruit & veg
I started a variety of tomato seeds in March, however I’m unsure how my San Marzano is growing. This is supposed to be an indeterminate tomato as with others which are growing well.

Please does anyone know why it’s growing like this and what I need to do?
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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    They appear to have gone blind.I am assuming you haven't pinched them out.  It should have a strong stem with leaves coming off it. Have you any more plants or seed to grow some more?
  • seyfadesseyfades Posts: 146
    No I did not pinch them abs I still have some seeds left. I’m worried if I start a new set now; I won’t get much fruit from it or they may not ripe in time. I grow my tomato plants outside.
  • Purple OrangePurple Orange Posts: 19
    Well, what have you to lose. I'm not an expert, but how about pinching out the side shoots and planting rest of seeds. That way youllyget some tomotes?
  • Purple OrangePurple Orange Posts: 19
    ....act actua, just leave those do a bit longer rather than pinch anything else out. Have you fed them?
  • seyfadesseyfades Posts: 146
    All my seedlings get fed with comfrey tea, same as last season. The others are doing well just San Marzano. I will sow new seeds today and try pinching out one of the blind seedlings. Fingers cross, I get some tomato from either. 
  • Purple OrangePurple Orange Posts: 19
    Let us know. I have the same variety and they don't look that different.
    I bought one of these multipack of tomato seeds with six varieties in one pack. I now have 50+ plants squashed on the window sills. I have no idea where to plant them later!! I didn't expect that many to germinate.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Start to feed tomato plants when the first truss has appeared.  If you do it too soon you will get loads of green running wild. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I would pinch out any sideshoots except for the strongest ... leave the strongest and train it upwards to take over as the main shoot. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    edited April 2018
    You can use side shoots as cuttings & make new plants I know you said you had a lot of seed but if you do that it would be quicker than starting again from seed, & maybe this time you can get just one central stem.
    AB Still learning

  • stuart.dotstuart.dot Posts: 127
    I chop them back to wherever I want them to be. My San Marzano are going to be bush types under a cloche, whether they like it or not. No good pretending we're on the slopes of Mt.Vesuvius. I think with this April weather, we're probably snookered for this year anyway.
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