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hanssg

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tomatoes
« on: June 20, 2014, 20:54 »
i have some sungold tomatoes in pots they look ok with flowers but all the leaves and stalks are pointing down toward the ground any ideas.

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2014, 20:58 »
How big are the pots?  Are they indoors or out?  Are you watering/feeding regularly?  If they are bending towards the ground they probably need support - like canes or wires to hold them upwards.  Normally you would expect to be training them up supports once the the first flowers have appeared.

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2014, 21:04 »
A picture would help.

The leaves pointing down is not a problem (except if they are actually touching the ground when they'll get eaten by slugs.

I can't envisage what you mean by the stalks pointing down. Are you supporting the main stem with canes/string and do you have lots of sideshoots?

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2014, 21:09 »
I agree with a picture helping.

Leaves and stalks usually do hang down, and the flowers face downwards on the truss.

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2014, 21:27 »
not the best pic ever
IMG_20140620_212251_548[1].jpg

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2014, 22:13 »
Looks OK to me  :)
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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2014, 22:15 »
and to me  :)

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2014, 23:29 »
One of my sungold is doing that too, but seems fine otherwise
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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2014, 23:33 »
looks well :)
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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2014, 07:43 »
As everybody says, they look fine.

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2014, 08:18 »
ok panic over cheers guys

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2014, 11:24 »
I have just done my neck in looking at the picture.

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Re: tomatoes
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2014, 11:51 »
looks ok for now. from the picture i would say they'll need bigger pots soon to hold enough water and nutrients to produce a better crop.


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