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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mrsbean on June 17, 2013, 22:42

Title: side shoots
Post by: mrsbean on June 17, 2013, 22:42

OH was given 2 black pearl and 1 orange sunset tomato plants, not grown them before. one b/p in greenhouse other in big pot outside. green house one has lots of side shoots, outside one none, but the one outside is much bigger, the leaves do not look like tomato leaves and the flowers seem to be growing on trusses on both sides. should i side shoot greenhouse one. is orange sunset a mini fruit variety. if anyone growing these would welcome advice. thanks

Title: Re: side shoots
Post by: mumofstig on June 18, 2013, 12:03

I couldn't find any info at all about Orange Sunset :(

Black Pearl is a cordon tomato, so all the sideshoots should be removed and the plants tied in to a cane.
I can't find any reference to BP being a potato-leaf potato, if that is what your is. Perhaps it is a different variety.

Maybe a photo would help  ;)

Title: Re: side shoots
Post by: grinling on June 19, 2013, 21:55

Orange sunset known as Dad's sunset is greenhouse also cordon