Chopped off tomato started growing again...

[peebee]

I had to get rid of my Dwarf Sweet Sues due to poor production and bad leaf disease issues I have never seen before in my other plants. Very disappointed as they started off so strong and vigorous. I threw but 1 away as it was hard to yank out of the growing bag ( I had 2 in-ground, 1 in pot, 1 in bag) so I cut it down to the soil level instead. Well that darn thing is starting to grow back, very nicely in fact (but they all started out looking great).
Has anyone grown a tomato that was cut to the ground, and how did it turn out? Of course I will let it live and help it along with a regular schedule of neem, fungicide and ferts just to see what happens. Also, is DSS prone to leaf problems(mainly browning on tips, big-time) and low yields? I really want to like this Dwarf, any Dwarf, its my 2nd one after Wild Fred and that did not do well for me either.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by peebee

I had to get rid of my Dwarf Sweet Sues due to poor production and bad leaf disease issues I have never seen before in my other plants. Very disappointed as they started off so strong and vigorous. I threw but 1 away as it was hard to yank out of the growing bag ( I had 2 in-ground, 1 in pot, 1 in bag) so I cut it down to the soil level instead. Well that darn thing is starting to grow back, very nicely in fact (but they all started out looking great).
Has anyone grown a tomato that was cut to the ground, and how did it turn out? Of course I will let it live and help it along with a regular schedule of neem, fungicide and ferts just to see what happens. Also, is DSS prone to leaf problems(mainly browning on tips, big-time) and low yields? I really want to like this Dwarf, any Dwarf, its my 2nd one after Wild Fred and that did not do well for me either.

Yes,I have had cutworms that encircled the stem and came out to look at what happened and early on in my tomato career,if you will, pulled them out and that was that.

But then I found that some did start growing again and put out branches and foliage,etc.

I can't rememer with any clarity how most of them did, but I then solved the cutworm problem and didn't have to worry about that again.

Carolyn

[Sun City Linda]

I'm with Carolyn. Sure I've had it happen but cant remember any details. I have had a lot of various disease issues with most of the Dwarfs which, here in arid SoCal, I think we are just not used to. I don't routinely spray for leaf disease as I've rarely had an issue with it, until I started growing dwarfs.

[charline]

Dwarf Sweet Sue was one of the better producer of my dwarfs. Tasmanian Chocolate was the only one doing better.
No problems on leafs but we had a very hot summer last year.

[greenthumbomaha]

I had a KBX accidentally get clipped just above the first truss and it grew back very nice and well branched. It is about a foot behind its neighbors. Another tomato that was clipped below the first truss just sat there and croaked.

As to the dwarf tomatoes, I pulled one last week at the rural rental raised bed. I am looking at pulling the other two in the same bed. It may be grey mold, and I've never had anything like it before. These were extras that I didn't tag, so not sure of their namesake.

Everything else is going gangbusters there. Closer to home is another story.

- Lisa

[peebee]

Interesting reply SCL, about dwarfs being problematic for you too. As much as I love their compact size and sturdy looks, I think I will pass on them in the future. I'll baby Sweet Sue as much as possible for now, if it can survive my current spider mite visitors.
Thanks.

[Shrinkrap]

One of nine dwarves I'm growing this year. I am in No Cal, don't usually spray, but did use neem oil a few times this year, and bt today.

[WilburMartin]

I had a bush tomato get savaged by a rain storm and the main stem got broken - and the remaining stem got bent over. I just knew it was a goner.

BUT - two new stems grew from the broken stem - when they looked healthy, I lopped off the hanging stem. The upright stems are blooming and have produced more tomatoes - that plant is a trooper.