Tomato trusses

[hopeful vegigrower]

Sorry everyone, but I have a very basic question  ::) - what does it mean when it says "when the first truss has set" ?  How will I know when this has happened?

[hopeful vegigrower]

[manicscousers]

nothing to be sorry about, hv...I think it just means the first flowers are there, a truss is just the branch they grow on  :)

[Fork]

When you see the first set of flowers,this is the first truss.Keep watching the flowers and when they dry up you should see a little tomato behind them.Thats when the first truss is set.

[kenkew]

A truss is 'set' when you see the start of the tomato behind the flowers on the end of a stalk.

A growth as shown in the pic should be removed.

[northener]

i thought it was When you have little toms instead of flowers.Hey manics my cucs have all died[i think it was you who gave me the seeds]always next year.

[kenkew]

Some would say, 'When you see the flowers.' Both mean the truss is obvious and therefore, 'set'.

[manicscousers]

i thought it was When you have little toms instead of flowers.Hey manics my cucs have all died[i think it was you who gave me the seeds]always next year.

that's a shame, northener, I got 6 out of 7 germinated, gave 3 away, one of ours died, the other two are being neglected by the people i gave them to and are producing more fruit than ours!!
I think i've spoiled them  ;D

[hopeful vegigrower]

Yaaaaaayyyy!!!!

Me trusses 'ave set!!!!!


Thanks everyone!


;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

[greyhound]

Well, I always thought I knew what it meant, but I'm confused now.   ???

[Fork]

Why are you confused?

[greyhound]

I thought it was what you said, when the fruit starts forming, not the flowers.

[Tee Gee]

First you have the flowers, then you have pollination, then if the pollination is successful small tomatoes will form.

This process is known as the 'set' if pollination is unsuccessful then the flowers will abort.