A couple of my Alicante toms (about 5" high) planted in the greenhouse bed have "sagged over" because the stems have gone thin, from about 2 inches above the soil down to the root. No apparent nibbling by slugs or ants or other damage. Similar plants next to them are OK.
I've dug one up and replanted in a pot with new compost to see if it recovers.
Any suggestions, please?.
Thin tom stems
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Hello John
A tomato with a thin stem at its base is never likely to do well. I would replace them. There's plenty of tom plants around now in the garden centres and prices will drop quickly after this weekend. Always choose good stocky plants. Toms can be planted deeply with their lower stem covered as this will grow more roots and what do more roots mean? - more fruit!
John
A tomato with a thin stem at its base is never likely to do well. I would replace them. There's plenty of tom plants around now in the garden centres and prices will drop quickly after this weekend. Always choose good stocky plants. Toms can be planted deeply with their lower stem covered as this will grow more roots and what do more roots mean? - more fruit!
John
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