Fused multipule stems

garden381 · May 5, 2015

Hi friends,
So, i noticed that in both my Black Krim and my San Marzano plants that several of the ' sucker ' stems fused to the main stem. I found this to be no problem to the plant but was wondering if it may be caused by the plants being in a windy area.
I would like to know if anyone has seen this happen in the past and if anyone has an idea of what might cause it.

Starlight · May 5, 2015

I had a whole lot of plants with fused stems and finally figured out what caused it. We had some terrible storms, lots of rain and lots of wind and the leaves and stems when young laid on top of each other. I had a lot of plants and wasn't able to shake excess water off of them so they stayed that way for days and the wet leaves kinda fused the stems together.

Since most of my fused leaves were on the young plants and I was going to be burying that part of the stems down, I just pinched them off.

**carolyn137** · May 5, 2015

You might want read the following link about fused stems that is currently active in the Photo Forum.

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=36223

Carolyn

Edited by Carolyn to note that it already is here now in this Forum, almost right next to your initial post Garden 381.

Hope that helps.

May 5, 2015	#1
garden381 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: jacksonville florida Posts: 67	Fused multipule stems Hi friends, So, i noticed that in both my Black Krim and my San Marzano plants that several of the ' sucker ' stems fused to the main stem. I found this to be no problem to the plant but was wondering if it may be caused by the plants being in a windy area. I would like to know if anyone has seen this happen in the past and if anyone has an idea of what might cause it.

May 5, 2015	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	You might want read the following link about fused stems that is currently active in the Photo Forum. http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=36223 Carolyn Edited by Carolyn to note that it already is here now in this Forum, almost right next to your initial post Garden 381. Hope that helps. __________________ Carolyn

May 5, 2015	#2
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	I had a whole lot of plants with fused stems and finally figured out what caused it. We had some terrible storms, lots of rain and lots of wind and the leaves and stems when young laid on top of each other. I had a lot of plants and wasn't able to shake excess water off of them so they stayed that way for days and the wet leaves kinda fused the stems together. Since most of my fused leaves were on the young plants and I was going to be burying that part of the stems down, I just pinched them off.