"Skinny" Tomato Plants - Ask Extension
This year our tomato plants are growing vertically, but their stems/stalks are very thin. In the past here at our residence, the tomato plants have h...
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"Skinny" Tomato Plants #875952
Asked July 04, 2024, 7:21 PM EDT
This year our tomato plants are growing vertically, but their stems/stalks are very thin. In the past here at our residence, the tomato plants have had substantial/thick stalks. We have not done anything different this planting season than in the past. But the "skinny" stalks prevail. The color of the stalks and leaves is good, and each is beginning to flower and produce fruit, albeit a good deal less than in prior years, e.g., sun golds are not producing significant strings of blossoms/fruits.
Guidance, please.
If it seems advisable, we have talked about buying new tomato plants and replacing the ones currently in our residential garden with the new plants.
Washington County Oregon
Expert Response
Planting tomatoes late works well some years. It depends on the weather, type (days to fruit), and age of plants you put in.
If there is an issue with growing conditions or soil, your new plants may perform similarly to current plants.
Compare your situation to recommendations in this article and accompanying references linked there. Are you rotating the crop? Fertilizing regularly?
Describe your situation in more detail here to followup.
Asking the Metro Master Gardener Volunteers directly might be an easier/quicker way to discuss all the variables.
If there is an issue with growing conditions or soil, your new plants may perform similarly to current plants.
Compare your situation to recommendations in this article and accompanying references linked there. Are you rotating the crop? Fertilizing regularly?
Describe your situation in more detail here to followup.
Asking the Metro Master Gardener Volunteers directly might be an easier/quicker way to discuss all the variables.