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My alicante tomatoe plants are all forked at the butt. Both stems are growing healthy but is this normal for this variety

Hi Gerry

I haven't grown Alicante for 20 years now, so I don't know if it's normal. But you can train both cordons and get a bigger crop.

Yes, I think a thread last year dealt with this one. Neither stem is a sucker and they'll both fruit well. However, i don't attempt to grow all that many morte toms; it just means that my supporting cane doesn't have to ne so tall!