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Help identifying tomatoes please

team.stratfordteam.stratford Posts: 17
in Fruit & veg
I have two types of tomatoes growing and I have no idea whether they’re cordon or bush. 
I guess the two taller ones on the end are cordon as they’re tall and thin. What about the others? They were planted at different times, and I thought they might be cordon but now they seem to be growing more outwards than upwards so I suppose they might be bush? 
Please help- there are lots of side shoots and I have no idea whether to pinch them out or not. 
Also If they are bush does that mean they don’t need such a big pot as a cordon one would?
Thanks. 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Have you no idea what seeds you sowed?
    I think the later planted ones might start growing up, so it's difficult to say just now unless you know what they are.
    Someone else might know - I only grow cordon types. You can certainly take out the sideshoots on those ones.
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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I think most types of tom could be grown bushy, but I'm not sure if that would be detrimental to the fruit production on some varieties.  Really need to know which you have.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    I grow both types and it's really not possible to tell which are which until to late to train them properly. labeling is your friend! Growing a cordon as a bush will work, you will just get later fruit and it may get some issues with disease due to airflow.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Can't help you there!!   :smiley:  :wink:  I doubt whether anyone could.  Very difficult question.  Tui.
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