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i've heard a lot about trusses on tomato plants but what are they and what do they look like? has anyone got a pic of one? also when do i start pinching out the elbows?
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Truss for want of a better word are the branches that come off the main stem, the elbows are the bits that grow from the junction of the truss and the main stem, you pick them off once they are big enough to grab -
oh well that clears that up, for some reason i was thinking trusses must be special branches that the tomatoes hung off.. thanks tebOriginally posted by TEB View Post
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They are in a way. They are like bunches of grapes coming out of the main stem.Originally posted by ckfe View Postoh well that clears that up, for some reason i was thinking trusses must be special branches that the tomatoes hung off.. thanks tebBumbleB
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the trusses are what the fruit hangs off. They [almost always] have no extra leaves, just stems with flowers on.Comment
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The armpits are the bits between the leaves and the main stem; you pinch these out as they grow on Vine toms to encourage only the toms on the trusses off the main stem to carry on and ripen.
What's an elbow???
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that thing half way down your arm silly.. tut didn't they teach you anything at school?
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An elbow is the little green joint above the tomato which you break to harvest the tomato to leave the green "leafy" calyx on the red tomato.
.Last edited by teakdesk; 10-07-2009, 04:57 PM.The proof of the growing is in the eating.
Leave Rotten Fruit.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potasium - potash.
Autant de têtes, autant d'avis!!!!!
Il n'est si méchant pot qui ne trouve son couvercle.Comment
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That's the picture I was trying to find
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great diagram, i know for definite i haven't got any trusses nowOriginally posted by teakdesk View Post
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i also learned that i don't know my a*se from my elbow.. or should that be armpit from my elbow.. anatomy was never my stong point, no wonder i wasn't allowed to be a gynaecologist
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So you haven't got any trusses yet?
Have you got any flowers at all?
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not yet.. the plants are about a foot and half tall.. should they be getting flowers soon?Originally posted by zazen999 View PostComment
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Yes, they should - I think after 4 or 5 'nodes' you should see a truss forming.
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You should get a flower truss after there are 6 leaves growing.
The number of leaves is more of an indication than the height!!!The proof of the growing is in the eating.
Leave Rotten Fruit.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potasium - potash.
Autant de têtes, autant d'avis!!!!!
Il n'est si méchant pot qui ne trouve son couvercle.Comment
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no there's nothing at all
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