Tops of plants froze

pajohnso · May 29, 2007

Hi everyone --

I had a greenhouse disaster on mothers day and lost a ton of heirloom tomato plants, but some did make it, but barely. The tops of many of the taller plants froze but the rest of the tomato plant survived. I have been nursing these "sticks" since then and they are starting to fill out from the side shoots quite nicely. Each plant had 4 or 5 sets of leaves when the top died and I am wondering if it is even worth it to keep these plants going? Am I going to get any tomatoes from them?

These are all heirloom varieties and I would be happy to get just a few tomatoes from each one, just so I can taste them.

Your thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks.

bcday · May 29, 2007

If there are side shoots coming along, they'll do fine. You might get a little later harvest than you otherwise would have, but you'll get something.

May 29, 2007	#1
pajohnso Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 1	Tops of plants froze Hi everyone -- I had a greenhouse disaster on mothers day and lost a ton of heirloom tomato plants, but some did make it, but barely. The tops of many of the taller plants froze but the rest of the tomato plant survived. I have been nursing these "sticks" since then and they are starting to fill out from the side shoots quite nicely. Each plant had 4 or 5 sets of leaves when the top died and I am wondering if it is even worth it to keep these plants going? Am I going to get any tomatoes from them? These are all heirloom varieties and I would be happy to get just a few tomatoes from each one, just so I can taste them. Your thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks.

May 29, 2007	#2
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	If there are side shoots coming along, they'll do fine. You might get a little later harvest than you otherwise would have, but you'll get something.