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Main Growing Tip Snapped Off My TomPlant

Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
in Fruit & veg
The main growing shoot got snapped off by the wind 10 days ago. No more side shoots are growing either. Is this plant finished?

Thanks for any input.s
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  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277

    Another view
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Give them another week you should get a suitable side shoot which can take over as the main stem, it will set the plant back a bit but not a disaster yet.

    AB Still learning

  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    Thanks. Regards side shoots, once a side shoot has been pinched out will another one grow from the same place where the first one was removed?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Mine do (and sometimes there's a new shoot from below the level of the compost). Wait and see is the best plan for now.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Mine are definitely growing new shoots where others have already been removed ... good luck 🤞 

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





  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    All of the above.  Tomatoes are about the only plant that can self-heal.  You make a mistake - wait a bit and lo and behold - regrowth!  No worries, mate!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    Ok, thanks to all for the help. I just thought at least one new side shoot would have appeared by now.....11 days
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It's been quite cool for a few days which I've noticed has paused the growth on my toms.
    I often find a new side-shoot appearing where I've taken one out previously, and your plant's only purpose in life is to grow and produce seed, so your plant will be trying hard, but it may need the warmth that is arriving next week - assuming it doesn't get so hot that they stop growing again..

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    I live in Northern Spain. Weather is 28 degrees at moment
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Ah! in which case just keep your fingers crossed.
    Tomatoes also stop growing when temps are regularly above 30c

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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