Strange growth

[Mudman]

No chance of drift in my garden. It is surrounded by my untreated lawn and my neighbors horse pasture.

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

I had a plant a few years ago with new growing tips coming out of a few of the leaves and I ended up just pruning them as I did not think the leaf branch would have been able to support any tomato growth due to the weight of the tomotoes, not sure how likely it would have even be able to flower and set fruit anyway. What it is though I have no idea but the plant did just fine. Only think I could think of was excess nitrogen.

Craig

[travis]

What is the source of the mulch you are using around the plant?

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by travis

What is the source of the mulch you are using around the plant?

Me thinks there is some stray growth hormone in the mix somewhere.
Never seen a plant with this type of growth except from 24D and 245T

Carolyn I doubt if there is anything you could learn from me that would be plant related.


Worth

[Mudman]

It is not only this plant. There are several doing this. I mulch with grass clippings and top dress the plants with compost. Could be excess nitrogen because I also used a small dose of fish emulsion earlier this year.

[Mudman]

Would anyone agree that this is due to excess nitrogen? If so I will go back not using any additional fertilizer besides the mulch and compst.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Mudman

Would anyone agree that this is due to excess nitrogen? If so I will go back not using any additional fertilizer besides the mulch and compst.

No I dont agree it is too much nitrogen.
Too much nitrogen will cause the plant to not put out as many blooms and more will cause the leaves to burn and turn black.

Worth

[Mudman]

I went to my parent's garden today and their tomatoes are exibiting the same growth as mine and they haven't fertilized, don't mulch, and don't use compost. So I guess there is some enviromental factor at play.