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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: TheGirlsMum on June 28, 2013, 02:33:31 pm

Title: Bush variety tomatoes
Post by: TheGirlsMum on June 28, 2013, 02:33:31 pm

Can anyone help? I've never grown these before they were a present for my youngest. Do I still prick out the side shoots or do I leave them?
 
Hope someone can help

Title: Re: Bush variety tomatoes
Post by: Possum on June 28, 2013, 05:09:54 pm

I'm in the same situation. I'm pinching out the side shoots on one plant and leaving them on the other. The plant with no side shoots has less flowers, but I'm hoping the tomatoes will be bigger. :fc:

Title: Re: Bush variety tomatoes
Post by: Marlboro on June 28, 2013, 05:30:12 pm

I think you should leave the side shoots as that's what makes them a bush, they don't grow as tall as the normal cordon, when I have grown them I found I needed to use short forked sticks to support stems that are cropping heavily or they drop to the ground and those dastardly slugs will have them

Title: Re: Bush variety tomatoes
Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 28, 2013, 07:16:27 pm

Leave the side shoots to grow. You only need to remove them in cordon tomatoes.

Title: Re: Bush variety tomatoes
Post by: Fanackapan on June 28, 2013, 09:57:32 pm

I agree with Goat Lady mines in a biggish pot in the garden , must say its quite a bit behind the greenhouse lot but little flowers are just starting.

Title: Re: Bush variety tomatoes
Post by: TheGirlsMum on June 28, 2013, 10:52:29 pm

Thanks for that, that's what I thought so they will stay.