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Huge tomato plant.. 4 tomatoes!

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  • 01-08-2015 7:53pm
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    space2ground1
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    I got a present of a tomato plant in a small pot around May. I put it into the flower bed and soon enough I had 4 small tomatoes appearing. Happy days! Since then the tomato plant has grown like crazy! Still only 4 little tomatoes though.

    Can anyone give me advice on how to get some more tomatoes and less growth? I've pruned it back and after a few days it was flying again. I suspect the soil is over fed (I put tomato feed on a few times) but not sure where to go from here.
    Its nearly 5ft tall now!

    Thanks!

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    Heroditas
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    Once you see any fresh shoots, you have to trim or pluck them off immediately.
    When it gets to a stage where there's loads of tomatoes appearing, I pretty much trim off everything bar the stalks bearing fruit. That way the plant puts all its energy into growing the tomatoes instead of more greenery.


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    space2ground1
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    Thanks! Should I prune it right back first?


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