What do I do with my massive tom plants?


Hi

The rain has yielded massive great tomato plants. Do I need to cut anything back, or just leave as they are? Initially I was supporting them with a lollypop stick, now I think they need a bamboo cane! Any advice gratefully received.

Answer: 

It depends on the variety. Tomato plants are either determinate, in which case you just let them do their thing, or indeterminate, where all the side branches that grow from the leaf nodes are removed, leaving only the top one to grow. You certainly will need canes.