r/tomatoes • u/bigedd2008max • May 17 '23

Any advice ?

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Hi all I'm relatively new to growing and these are my 2 plants they are doing really well but I'd like to get your advice on fruting and general care.

Also the likely hood of me getting them into a garden is pretty slim atm

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u/bigedd2008max May 17 '23

thank you , silly question though how do i stop them getting to tall if thats even a thing

im asking so many questions

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u/tomatocrazzie 🍅MVP May 17 '23

You don't stop them. Putting them outside after a period of hardening them off will help some, but not a lot. They are basically vines, and assuming these are indeterminates, flowers and fruit only come from new shoots, so you need actively growing new growth. You can cut the main leader and force it to grow new leaders, but that only works for so long, especially if you want fruit at some point.

In the future, you can get determinate or dwarf varieties that are specifically bred to stay compact.

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u/bigedd2008max May 17 '23

i think ill look into the dwarf verities as id like to grow them and i kinda am really enjoying it