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Branches growing downwards
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 4:32 pm
by diceytomato
I'm noticing on a few of my plants, the branches are growing downwards.
is this indicative of any problem?
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Re: Branches growing downwards
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:44 pm
by MissS
The lower branches will often do that. It's not a problem at all unless they are touching the ground. If they do touch the ground I remove them to avoid soil born pathogens coming in contact with the plant.
Re: Branches growing downwards
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:31 pm
by Tormahto
Some heart-shaped varieties are like that. And it's not drooping of branches in a long downward arc. Those branches take a sharp turn and then grow almost straight down.
The worst culprit that I've ever seen is Mazarini. Not only does it have branches that grow downward, I once had a plant where the main stem decided to turn and grow downward. After a while, it then decided to grow upward once again. The weird growth never caused any production problems.
Re: Branches growing downwards
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 9:21 pm
by karstopography
Pineapple, the large bicolor. does this. I like the trait since it reduces the footprint and airspace needed for the plant. A variety like Super Fantastic is the opposite with extra long branches that grow and tend to remain at right angles away from the main stems. Pineapple in my garden forms tall and narrow columnar shaped plants with those branches that bend sharply downward, with excellent leaf coverage.
I don’t know if the shape and form of tomato plants is discussed as much as it might be discussed.
Re: Branches growing downwards
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 1:32 pm
by Frosti
nothing to worry about. Hearts and longer tomatoes in general tend to look like that.
Re: Branches growing downwards
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:06 pm
by diceytomato
karstopography wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 9:21 pm
Pineapple, the large bicolor. does this. I like the trait since it reduces the footprint and airspace needed for the plant. A variety like Super Fantastic is the opposite with extra long branches that grow and tend to remain at right angles away from the main stems. Pineapple in my garden forms tall and narrow columnar shaped plants with those branches that bend sharply downward, with excellent leaf coverage.
I don’t know if the shape and form of tomato plants is discussed as much as it might be discussed.
Thanks all
One of those plants was indeed pineapple, and the other was Paul Robeson.