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  • #1

    side shoots

    Hi. I have just started growing veg this year. My oh is just trying to put the greenhouse togeher, he got it for me for our 10th wedding aniversary. I am trying to grow tomatoes and alot of advise is to sideshoot them, I have to admit I am not sure what that is. What shoots do you remove? I hope I dont sound to silly. but I would like to do it right.

    This is a great forum. I have been reading the magezines for afew months now.
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    Hi Strathy,welcome ,to the vine.The main stem of the tomato plant has branches going out like a tree?Well between the main stem and the branch you'll get growth,this is the bit that you take out(carefully) Have fun

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    • #3
      This is a picture of a side shoot, they grow from the leaf axils.



      Click on the image for a larger size.
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      Mark

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      • #4
        Great. Thankyou for your advice, I had better go an do that now, as I think I have a few sideshoot.

        Tracy

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        • #5
          Dont forget to pinch the top out when you don't want it to grow any higher.
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          • #6
            And dont forget to plant the side shoots for extra plants in case you loose the mother plant.

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            • #7
              You might want to look at this thread which is a recent discussion on the same subject
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