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Split tomato vine
Tomsk
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in Fruit & veg
One of my tomato plants has grown a lot since I transplanted it into soil, with the main trunk splitting into two main branches. I was adding extra stakes to help support my plants when one of the main branches of one plant fell to the side due to its weight and me rummaging around the plants tying the vines to the new stakes.
Today I notice there's a 1 inch split in the middle of the branch where it meets the trunk. The plant is now supported well, but will this whole branch now die or produce bad fruit, or are they robust enough to survive a split in a vine?
Ant tips on what I could do to help the plant at this stage? Would wrapping cling film around the split or something else help?
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if its still connected it should be fine, just make sure the supports on it are nice and robust
You may find you can rig up some sort of splint to strengthen the joint. Tomato plants are quite resilient and can respond well to this sort of first aid.
I agree with welshonion, though I use masking tape
It should be okay, I've done it with one of mine and it looked like it was literally hanging on by a thread ... a few weeks later and the plant is absolutely fine
Thanks for the replies. Glad to know I haven't lost the plant.
I have it supported by string tied to a couple of stakes, but I'll have to keep an eye on it and see whether the split gets any worse.