Hi, I didnt want to start a new thread, but cant find what I'm looking for.
Do i need to pink out the side shoots of a Plum tomato please...a simple yes or no would be great!
Thanks guys and sorry for being stupid!!
AC
Hadn't grown plum tomatoes before last year when we grew Roma (great for sauces/soups) We did prick out the side shoots and they were still pretty bushy and produced great crop. That's my only experience tho...
I don't pinch out any sideshoots on Roma, they seem fine if just left alone.
Being determinate, no!
Roma is a thug. All the books - and all the experts - agree with Tim.
The problem is that if left to it's own devices you get masses of stems & leaves in a tight knot and when (not if!) the blight strikes it spreads like wildfire. So I prefer to try to tame it a bit and keep the lower leaves removed and the centre open so that air can get through. It never does behave like a "proper" tomato, but you do need to keep on top of it.
thanks guys!
:) :)
Wow if Roma is a thug, what would my Laroma be ,it has 7 times the fruit of the Roma!!!
I have grown my determinate Laroma for some years now and never prune it.
XX Jeannine
Hmm - started off not pruning my Roma last year, and then decided nothing else would get a look in the rate it was going! Got a very good crop - still some sauce in the freezer!
We are growing Roma for the first time this year and understood that it is a semi-determinate, that is you only prick out to tame it.
Think I will prick out from the bottom as described by Trevor_D to prevent the onset of blight. Makes sense to me. Thanks Trev.
Sand