Is this commonly seen at the end of trusses?

peebee · May 8, 2019

I haven't noticed this before but I have at least 2 hybrids with new growth at the end of a truss. Is there a name for this occurrence? And should I leave it on?

xellos99 · May 9, 2019

Yes it is common, I see them on many trusses of gardeners delight which is OP.
Also seen a video where a farmer said Sungold had a habit of doing it.
The get absolutely massive and if I remember they get new flowers on them.
I try to cut them when they are very small so you minimise the wound.
But they are hard to spot sometimes and hide, I found some that were most of the height of the plant.

AlittleSalt · May 9, 2019

I agree that it is common from my experience. Would they happen to be cherry tomatoes? I've seen this more on cherry tomato plants, but I've also seen it on larger varieties and heart tomato plants. To prune them or let them grow is something I can't help with without citing some other post or site.

mcsee · May 9, 2019

I've seen it occur lots on commercial hydroponic varieties and is best removed early, as it will grow into another branch if left.

bower · May 9, 2019

For some reason this happened on a lot of my plants last year. If you leave them, they'll turn into another leader and keep bearing fruit, but removing them is a good idea to keep your plant from turning into a tangled mess.

ginger2778 · May 9, 2019

It happens all the time.

peebee · May 10, 2019

Wonder what causes it and if there is a name for it?

mcsee · May 10, 2019

Here's a Youtube on them.

https://youtu.be/3vOQUhDLbEo

xellos99 · June 17, 2019

Literally every truss on my gardeners delight have this lol.

Time to get cutting

wildcat62 · June 17, 2019

snip snip

ramapojoe · June 17, 2019

in the words of the immortal Barney Phife, 'nip it in the bud'.

nice looking tomatoes. I always cut leaves that touch the ground. besides the health benefits to the plant it makes it easier to see the tomatoes when they start coming in by the dozens

PhilaGardener · June 18, 2019

Clip and root if you have any late season bare spots to fill. A quick way to clone more plants!

What has happened is that the shoot tip (meristem) at the end of the influorescence changed from generating flowers back to making a vegetative structures.

Tormato · June 19, 2019

Thousands of plants over many years, and I've never seen it.

peebee · June 19, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tormato

Thousands of plants over many years, and I've never seen it.

Me, hundreds of plants and this is the first time for me. On 3 of the 4 plants of a particular hybrid from Japan.

xellos99 · June 19, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by peebee

Me, hundreds of plants and this is the first time for me. On 3 of the 4 plants of a particular hybrid from Japan.

There is a video on youtube of a farmer with over 200 Sungold plants.

He actually makes a point of saying it is one of sungolds faults, he described it as "then they switch to this nonsense" lol

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wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	snip snip __________________ Mark

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xellos99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: wales uk Posts: 236	Yes it is common, I see them on many trusses of gardeners delight which is OP. Also seen a video where a farmer said Sungold had a habit of doing it. The get absolutely massive and if I remember they get new flowers on them. I try to cut them when they are very small so you minimise the wound. But they are hard to spot sometimes and hide, I found some that were most of the height of the plant.

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I agree that it is common from my experience. Would they happen to be cherry tomatoes? I've seen this more on cherry tomato plants, but I've also seen it on larger varieties and heart tomato plants. To prune them or let them grow is something I can't help with without citing some other post or site.

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mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	I've seen it occur lots on commercial hydroponic varieties and is best removed early, as it will grow into another branch if left.

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bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	For some reason this happened on a lot of my plants last year. If you leave them, they'll turn into another leader and keep bearing fruit, but removing them is a good idea to keep your plant from turning into a tangled mess.

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	It happens all the time.

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peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Wonder what causes it and if there is a name for it?

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ramapojoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: new jersey Posts: 95	in the words of the immortal Barney Phife, 'nip it in the bud'. nice looking tomatoes. I always cut leaves that touch the ground. besides the health benefits to the plant it makes it easier to see the tomatoes when they start coming in by the dozens

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PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Clip and root if you have any late season bare spots to fill. A quick way to clone more plants! What has happened is that the shoot tip (meristem) at the end of the influorescence changed from generating flowers back to making a vegetative structures.

June 19, 2019	#13
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	Thousands of plants over many years, and I've never seen it.