The other trusses have set so well that each one has about 20 much larger, rounder fruit:
As the fruit swells, these trusses have become so heavy that they are tearing away from the main stem:
So far, amazingly, they don't seem to be too worried by this, and enough moisture / nutrition still appears to be reaching the fruit. I suppose the fruit is mature enough to ripen even if the whole truss becomes detached, but I'm not sure. I'm tempted to try to rig up a support of some sort for them, but I fear that "mucking about" with them may do more harm than good, so perhaps I'll just leave them to their own devices.
I'm looking forward to a bumper harvest from this plant within the next couple of weeks...
That's a bit like our plum tree - we are harvesting ripe plums now from the broken branch
ReplyDeleteDon't worry Mark, with the wind blowing out there I'll be very lucky to have any tomatoes left on the vine by morning!
ReplyDeleteOoooh so many tomatoes. I am getting excited 'cos we are heading to tomato season.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably best to leave them alone. Every time I try to support something like that...I do more harm then good!
ReplyDeleteSo many tomatoes! And that too, from just one plant.
ReplyDeleteOh what a fabulously happy sight to behold Mark. I'll bet you are out on your patio with your cup of tea all the time, admiring the scenery. Congratulations on such a tomato success :)
ReplyDeleteHave you had a green zebra yet?
All those tomatoes on one plant, great crop.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a bumper harvest to look forward to - sadly, except for my outdoor Sungold Tomatoes and the tumblers (which are looking really tatty)the rest have finished. Oh well there's always next year.
ReplyDeleteYour plants look super healthy. Harking back to my HSC (A'level) biology lessons (and the elapsed time makes this very hazy)I think its the bark that carries most of the nutrients (which is why ringbarking works) so as long as that part is attatched I guess your trusses still get what they need????
ReplyDeleteIn my case, I string twigs with heavy trusses with main stems. I do it on other trees like egg-plants and it's effective to avoid detached twigs.
ReplyDeleteIf I had thought that the cherry tomatoes were nearly finished, I was wrong! I picked a HUGE quantity of them again today. Also picked a couple of the Green Zebra for ripening indoors, because I don't want to lose them to weather or blight.
ReplyDeleteI've been having the same problems Mark, but because I feared the whole branch breaking off and the fruit getting damaged I brought the truss in to ripen.
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