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Just a gentle warning.  'Stopping' a plant does not mean that it will stop.

I always 'stop' at 6'. These are 8' & still growing!!

Not having trouble with my 'stopped' toms (so far) Tim. Praps cos I'm She Who Must Be Obeyed in my garden ??? But there again, praps it's because I've only 7 toms in the 'house and another 10 or so outside, so manageable and get inspected daily? My aim this year is to get all ripened and picked before I go on hol end September, so I'm being particularly vigilant - and ruthless in my 'stopping'. Freezer already heaving with fab. tom crops - swings & roundabouts....no runners to freeze yet :(

Vigilant, Lishka? Don't get me wrong. It's not new shoots at the top that I'm missing - even at that height, where they're damned difficult to see - it's the whole plant that has put on the extra 2'.

If I trimmed them back to size, I would lose 2 fruit trusses.

sorry am lost here why would you want to stop them . i use the last of the green ones in chutneys also fried green toms are tasty  i don't find any bad effects from letting them go on until they fall over from cold

Each to his own.
First, it is the 'norm' to stop them at roof height - it's not usual to get more than 7-8 worthwhile trusses out of a growbag.
Second, my greenhouse is only 8'6" high.

...and I want the plants to be cropped before I go on hol. Got Big Plans for the greenhouse space when I come back :D

Alishka - I always believed that toms, like cucumbers, could not be fruzzed due to their high water content. Have you found a way round this?
JeremyB

Quote from: Svengali on August 25, 2006, 10:21:36
Alishka - I always believed that toms, like cucumbers, could not be fruzzed due to their high water content. Have you found a way round this?
JeremyB

Depends on how you want to use them Jeremy. Certainly they're no good as 'eaters', but I make sauces or add them chopped to casseroles, etc. Never make passata, cos I don't use it, either home-made or bought.

Cheers!