Truss numbers...

Most years, I've noticed that the tomato stem on about a quarter of the plants, divides into a perfect 'V' after the third truss, and continues growing exactly the same proportions on each arm of the 'V'.

Normally, it's a side shoot issue, and I've taken one of them off, but as they seem to be nice and thick at the top near the 'V', I've decided to keep them like that and stop them at four trusses for the outside potted ones. Just two in the greenhouse have done that too, and as an experiment, I'll let them do the same.

They're 'Alicante', and it's ages since I grew them, so perhaps it's a trait, but the toms never seem to worry, except that I never reach the magical six trusses and get a Gold Medal and a prize at the 'Annual Growster's Ball'...

Anyone else get theirs doing this?

My Roma are weird! They've come to a stop with no obvious growing tip and have curled round on themselves.
I wonder if I've pinched out too thoroughly!!!
Luckily they are shooting below so I'll tie that stalk in....

I have 4 Roma plants and i've left them to their ow devices.

I thought they were a bush variety so i havn't pinched any of the side shoots out.

What that means is I have a nice clean looking Roma cordon running up, woth nicely spaced trusses forming and a few flowers at the top.......

........ and there behind it is a bush tomato grown from a ground level shoot I never saw, which is also full of small fruit and flowering 

Two for the price of one 

That's how I look at it, MoS. They needn't be huge toms, which is the reason for limiting to one cordon. I'm happy to take the great quantity of slightly smaller toms any day.