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tomato plants

RosNigRosNig Posts: 2
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I have some outdoor tomato plants growing in the greenhouse and they have stopped growing, there does not seem to be any more lead shoots, anyone have ideas please?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Hi RosNig image

    Could you post a photo for us to look at please?  To upload a picture you have to click on the green tree icon on the toolbar above where you type your post. image


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  • ItalophileItalophile Posts: 1,731

    In the absence of a photo: how old are the plants? How big/tall? What variety or varieties? And what size containers are they in?

  • RosNigRosNig Posts: 2
    The plants are Maskotka by Fothergills, seeds given free with Garden news. I used some last year and they were great, and are still viable to 2016. They are about 12"high, in 6"pots and approx. 2months old, they have got trusses but stopped producing leaders.
  • ItalophileItalophile Posts: 1,731

    Okay, Maskotka is a determinate variety, a bush-type plant that doesn't have leaders, per se, as an indeterminate variety would. They're the sort of variety that do well in small containers or hanging baskets.

  • BoaterBoater Posts: 241

    The cooler weather (or maybe overcast weather?) seems to slow down growth for a while - my (indeterminate) tomatoes went through a week or so of no apparent growth but have started moving again over the last couple of days now the sun has come back.

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