Ripening a tomato after the branch has broken off
Sandpaper Tongue
6 years ago
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Comments (3)I would leave it alone. There is a house by me that had a "stick" in their front yard that had actually died. Not like yours. They left it in the ground, and now a year later, it has branches that have actually grown from the ground, watch your plant, it should branch off. I would leave it alone so not to stress it any further. don't give up on it, You are right to plant the others as cuttings. If the break is not clean, I would recut the end at a slant, and let it scab over for a couple of weeks before planting. Good luck!...See Moretomatoes tops broken off
Comments (10)If they are broken off there is not much that you can do to save the tops, but the plants will live. The good news is that although you might be set back a little, your plants will recover, and you'll now have 2 tops where the one broke off. Last year we had a nasty hail storm and the tops of several of my plants were severed. Ouch! A month or two later you couldn't even tell where the damage was....See MoreWill a broken tomato branch 'heal' itself?
Comments (14)Update: some of the leaves are now starting to get wilty, but on the whole, the whole branch still looks pretty good. If I can get myself some soil today, I'll lop it off, and see what happens. If I can't, it will stay tied up against the main plant where it split, and I'll try again tomorrow. I'm so happy for all the input. Gives me some hope that maybe... maaaaaaybe, it'll fix itself....See MoreTomato Branch Broken off
Comments (3)Broken off completely? If so, pick the tomatoes and let them ripen on the kitchen counter. It will take some time but they will eventually ripen enough to eat. If not, leave it attached to the plant as is and they will usually heal themselves enough to at least partially ripen the fruit. There are a couple of other "broken branch" threads running right now with some additional info in them for repais and re-staking the plant if the break is not complete. Good luck. ;) Dave...See Moredigdirt2
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