[barbarella]

I have grown Roma tomatoes for making tomato sauce for a few years now but this year and last year I particularly noticed that it was difficult to get them to grow more than a couple of feet an they seem determined to sprout new growth at the bottom instead.  I know they are semi-determinate but they seem 'determined' to grow into a bush.  Has anyone else had experience of this - should I let them get on with it and stop pinching out the sideshoots?  They are in the greenhouse by the way. 

[GrannieAnnie]

I thought Roma are a bush tomato.  I never take the sideshoots out, but they do like a big spread.  They took up loads of room in my PT last year.

This year I am not sure if I have any roma as some of my labels washed off, so, apart from one Inca, they will all be treated as cordons! 

[Auntiemogs]

If you have plenty of room for airflow and some further support if needed, I can't see the harm.   

[olde9856]

I have grown Roma for years as a bush variety, but stop the leader at about 3ft because sometimes they just keep growing.

[Trillium]

  They are a bush tomato and will keep trying to grow that way. But I do always take off the very bottom 2 suckers or whatever I've got so the airflow is better at the bottom of the plant, and I do thin out a few suckers here and there for the same reason. The rest I let grow so I get a good cropping per plant. In fact, I always have to stake mine to keep the weight upright and away from pesky mice who also love toms.

[compostqueen]

I'm growing Roma again in the unheated greenhouse and I've got one plant that's particularly stocky and low growing. I've given it support but it's determinedly keeping a low profile so far    I've only removed the side shoots between the branches.  It looks healthy enough so I'm not worrying about it. I shall just have to stoop down to its level to hopefully pick all the fruits