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bubbles1918
Sioux Falls, SD
August 05, 2009
12:19 PM Post #6910462
| Would there be any harm in cutting the tops off my tomato plants? They just keep growing, getting flowers and it is already August. I have an abundance of tomatoes already set on all 1o plants and thought if I topped them off, more energy would go to the tomatoes already there. Anybody know? |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
August 05, 2009
12:38 PM Post #6910536
| I read somewhere on DG that there's at least one person who does top theirs off at 6 ft. They trim off everything below the first fruit spread, too. Then, it just starts bushing out sideways, but is more manageable that way.
I'm going to do this with the next crop of tomatoes I plant September 1. I'll cut the tip off at 6ft.
Hope this helps!
Linda |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 06, 2009
11:27 AM Post #6914289
| I was wondering about doing this, too. Once the plants get over my head, it seems a little silly to let them keep going, and going... |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
August 06, 2009
12:15 PM Post #6914479
| ...and going! |
RATFOOD
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 06, 2009
08:06 PM Post #6916236
| I think StephanieTX does that also. I was wondering about it too, One of mine is bordering 8' tall now and is just way too tall to work with. |
Jim41
Delhi, LA
August 07, 2009
01:29 PM Post #6919039
| I've never topped mine but my dad always cut the terminal bud out of his when they got as tall as he wanted them. |
bubbles1918
Sioux Falls, SD
August 08, 2009
12:53 PM Post #6922779
| Thanks to all, I'm doing it!!! |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 10, 2009
12:22 PM Post #6930305
| Think I'll wait until the end of August - we shouldn't get frost until mid November here. I want the plants to set as many fruit as possible before then. I can always ripen the ones showing color and fry the green ones.
So far, we've picked well over 100 pounds of tomatoes, and this is only round one! I have to get out there this weekend, pick the rest of the ripe ones, and fertilize for round two! |
tamargin
doncaster
United Kingdom
August 10, 2009
03:30 PM Post #6931072
| has anyone got any info on black cherry tomatos,i have seen and tasted them, but dont know where to get the plants |
Jim41
Delhi, LA
August 10, 2009
03:34 PM Post #6931084
| I googled black tomatoes and got a seed company in Florida. I was looking for Black Russian and Cherokee Choclate. They had a whole list of black tomatoes, including your black cherrys. |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 10, 2009
03:43 PM Post #6931122
| Oooo - they sound "tasty" - are they? Dark colored fruits usually contain greater amounts of anthocyanins, so I'm always interested in growing food that contain antioxidants. |
tamargin
doncaster
United Kingdom
August 10, 2009
03:56 PM Post #6931182
| thanks jim41 for the google comment,did nt think of that, will google for uk suppliers, honeybee they have a very a very unique taste hard to discribe but absolutley delicious. |
Jim41
Delhi, LA
August 10, 2009
06:39 PM Post #6931788
| The ones I have eaten are great. Really good flavor. I never have raised them but will next season. I've already gotten the seed. |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 11, 2009
11:30 AM Post #6934379
| Thanks for the Google tip. I found a link that lists a whole page of black tomatoes, including Cherry. I think it's the same place mentioned by Jim41
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/black.htm
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Jim41
Delhi, LA
August 11, 2009
01:04 PM Post #6934787
| Same place. |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 12, 2009
11:14 AM Post #6938381
| Jim41 - the seed you purchased - was it dated for 2010? I usually wait until January before ordering seed so I can get ones for the current year. |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
August 12, 2009
02:32 PM Post #6939032
| Tamargin,
Hold up just a minute. The way my unruly Black Cherries are growing, they should be to your place in about another week! |
