To replace a Plant or not to replace a plant

[kygreg]

I have tomato plant about 14" high and no obvious problems. I has two branches about half way up directly opposite each other forming a V and from the V there is what appears to be a sucker growing straight up. There are no other branches. I have a backup plant. Should I replace it?

[Ricky Shaw]

I cull quick, but I'd need to see a pic. And the back-up plant too. Suckers on 14" plants are a real healthy sign though, tuff call without pictures.

Again I'm heartless on plants, there could be better people.

[Gardeneer]

Often each branch of "V" will turn into another "V" . I have some of the.
I don't consider those branches "suckers" . Suckers grow from lower leaf nodes much later. I snipe them on the indeterminats.

Gardeneer

[ginger2778]

That sucker is going to take off and become the plant. Keep it, it will do fine.

[jmsieglaff]

Originally Posted by ginger2778

That sucker is going to take off and become the plant. Keep it, it will do fine.

I endorse this message.

[PaulF]

I always have back-ups and if at an early stage I like the back-up better out goes the old and in goes the newer, better. The old one will do just fine but if it bothers you now, it will continue to bother you. Got an extra space so both can be planted?

[Ricky Shaw]

Backups get no love.

[wildcat62]

I would keep it growing unless my space was limited then I would replace it. Otherwise I give them all a chance.

[Gardeneer]

I don't understand what the problem is .
Can you post a picture ?

Gardeneer

[jmsieglaff]

Another to consider about replacing a plant, even if the above ground portions between the one planted out and the backup look similar, the one in the ground has what 7, 14, 21 days of root growth definitely beyond what a plant in a small container would have done? So the part you can't see maybe is the more important part....and unless there is something really wrong with the plant I'd leave it. In this case I don't know there is anything wrong, its growth pattern is just a bit unusual.

[KC.Sun]

I'm not sure there is really anything wrong. If you don't have a backup plant, maybe root the sucker in case anything happens, but I don't think you need to worry about it.

I think it should be fine.

[Worth1]

Some plants/varieties are just branching plants and there is not one thing you can do about it.

What kind is it.
There are no suckers on this plant it is just another branch.

Worth

[kygreg]

I just switched to Window 10 and having some problems; can't get photos to upload. The Microsoft Edge icon on the tool bar just disappeared after about 2 days.