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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: thestens on May 23, 2020, 15:41

Title: Costoluto Fiorentino Tomatoes
Post by: thestens on May 23, 2020, 15:41

Trying these out for the first time. 4 plants in green house and 2 outdoor. Some say its a bush and some                                                                        indeterminate. Question is should I pinch out side shoots or does this make them more bushy?

Title: Re: Costoluto Fiorentino Tomatoes
Post by: JayG on May 23, 2020, 16:10

Pinching out the side shoots will help an undecided indeterminate to be the latter (i.e. it will make sure it grows as a cordon.)

Grew these a few years ago in the GH, and must have grown them as cordons because there isn't room in there for bush plants shooting off in all directions (even my cordons sometimes finish up a bit that way somehow!  ::) :lol:)

Title: Re: Costoluto Fiorentino Tomatoes
Post by: mumofstig on May 23, 2020, 18:45

Quote from: thestens on May 23, 2020, 15:41

Trying these out for the first time. 4 plants in green house and 2 outdoor. Some say its a bush some and indeterminate. Question is should I pinch out side shoots or does this make them more bushy?

Pinch all the side shoots if you want a single-stem plant, or pinch out the top if you want bushy plants  :D

Title: Re: Costoluto Fiorentino Tomatoes
Post by: snowdrops on May 23, 2020, 20:31

Ive grown them in & out for the last few years always pinch out the side shoots.....when I get round to it lol. Chap at garden club who had some from me a couple of years ago ‘orders’ them from me each year now  :lol: