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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: hasbeans on June 11, 2018, 16:50

Title: 'Suckers' growing from flower trusses on tomatoes
Post by: hasbeans on June 11, 2018, 16:50

I just removed some from 'Black Prince' plants.  I didn't see this on any varieties I grew last year.
Wondered if this was normal for some varieties (a mutation not in all tomatoes), or caused by environmental conditions/feeding?
Just curious really and couldn't see owt via google!  Anyone know?
I'm assuming it's right to pinch em off?!

Title: Re: 'Suckers' growing from flower trusses on tomatoes
Post by: mumofstig on June 11, 2018, 17:13

If you mean leaves growing at the end of the flower truss, this is quite common. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't  :D

It doesn't do any harm to leave them, or you can cut them off as you have done.