Question for those who trellis tomatoes

14 years ago

I have my tomatoes about 1ft apart and have them pruned to a single vine. This is working out just fine for me.

But a couple of my plants are already at the top or nearing the top of my trellis. The trellis is 6 ft high.

What would you do?

I was thinking of topping them once they over reach the top and then let a sucker live and grow up the trellis, then when I pick all of the ripe tomatoes off of the first vine I can cut that back.

I have room to let a second vine grow, it will be tight, but it can be done.

Snowman

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gmreeves
14 years ago
I was just wondering the same thing this morning. One of my tomato plants is about to top the trellis. I would hate to top it off because I'm not sure where the second vine will start. Also, I'm not sure it will get the sun it needs. I am having the same questions with my cucumber plants. They are all about to top the trellis and some have sent out suckers that are now climbing my corn. If I don't think of something fast, I'll have a mess on my hands! I guess that is better than not having anything grow.
jengc
14 years ago
What kind of tomatoes are these? I have never seen a tomato plant grow that high. I have only seen the ones that are MAYBE 4 ft high.
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gumby_ct
14 years ago
I let mine go over the top, back down to the ground. Or let a sucker grow. Or top it, yeah. Life is all about choices.
medontdo
14 years ago
i like gumby's idea! LOL ~Medo
engineeredgarden
14 years ago
I would root some suckers, then use them to replace the other plants later...

EG
matrixman
14 years ago
It will be too hot to set fruit soon enough here in NC, don't you think? just top them off and fagedabatit. Let the plant put its energy into making the tomatoes get big and ripe. JMO