Tomatoes - Have i got 2 growing heads?

Hi all,

I have attached a pic of my tomatoes, I am assuming that I have two growing heads due to one being a side shoot?

Do I snap off the one that is a side shoot even though its virtually the same height as the main stem?



Cheers

It seems common this year ( or maybe you just forgot to pinch that side shoot out?)

another recent thread on the subject here
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=95970.msg1065997#msg1065997

I would take one growing tip out 'beneath' the next flower truss, leaving a couple of leaves.  The 'extra' leaves will help promote better quality fruit, as the selected "leader" carries on growing.  It doesn't really matter which shoot you 'snip' as long as you check to make sure one isn't "blind" ( ie. has no growing point), then continue to train as a 'cordon'. 

If you don't, you split the food/water supply & fruit tends to be smaller, & takes longer to swell & ripen.

It will be the main stem deciding to branch......worse when a plant suddenly becomes "blind" which is the other end of the scale !