05-07-2020, 07:41 AM
I’m growing oxheart as well. I’ll wait to pass judgment on it when I’ve tried a fruit. But if I was going on plant alone, I’d not be growing it again. For a beef tomato it’s got a very weedy stem.
(05-07-2020, 07:25 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]This raises an interesting question, how much space do you give between plants?
The reason I pinch out is I find it easier to see what the plant is upto. They are always growing new armpits, sprouting off the end of trusses. My plants are about a foot apart and they will cross over in the greenhouse, so I cut back the branches by half. These often sprout New growth as well.
You could say I do extreme topiary on my tomatoes, in part because I want all effort concentrated on the fruit and not growing extra limbs. It gets harder and harder the taller the plant gets.
I’m doubtful of your ox heart JJB, one limb will be weaker, and you will have to support the fruit more as the limb not growing vertically could snap under the weight of the fruit. I’d be interested to know if you get more fruit or smaller fruit as a result?
(05-07-2020, 07:41 AM)Small chilli Wrote: [ -> ]I’m growing oxheart as well. I’ll wait to pass judgment on it when I’ve tried a fruit. But if I was going on plant alone, I’d not be growing it again. For a beef tomato it’s got a very weedy stem.
(04-07-2020, 10:54 PM)Scarlet Wrote: [ -> ]I often do double stemmed cordons in the GH, they will usually grow similar amount of trusses as the main one, though I start it as low down as possible.
I don't stop my plants either.
(05-07-2020, 09:36 AM)JJB Wrote: [ -> ]Similar on each stem - so double the fruit per plant? Each stem will still make the same number of trusses and if I'm really daring and prepared to feed well and have 3 stems I get 3 times the fruit from the same plant without using up a huge amount of space - much better use of space than growing 3 plants.(04-07-2020, 10:54 PM)Scarlet Wrote: [ -> ]I often do double stemmed cordons in the GH, they will usually grow similar amount of trusses as the main one, though I start it as low down as possible.
I don't stop my plants either.
If the fruit yield is similar, why do you intentionally go for double stems?
(03-07-2020, 10:25 PM)JJB Wrote: [ -> ]In practice neither do I but the gh roof does. Just wondered whether there was a school of thought.I do the same JJB I don't like them to grow to close to the ridge because that's were the cucs grow across a wire.
(05-07-2020, 10:24 AM)Bren Wrote: [ -> ](03-07-2020, 10:25 PM)JJB Wrote: [ -> ]In practice neither do I but the gh roof does. Just wondered whether there was a school of thought.I do the same JJB I don't like them to grow to close to the ridge because that's were the cucs grow across a wire.
(05-07-2020, 10:13 AM)Scarlet Wrote: [ -> ](05-07-2020, 09:36 AM)JJB Wrote: [ -> ]Similar on each stem - so double the fruit per plant? Each stem will still make the same number of trusses and if I'm really daring and prepared to feed well and have 3 stems I get 3 times the fruit from the same plant without using up a huge amount of space - much better use of space than growing 3 plants.(04-07-2020, 10:54 PM)Scarlet Wrote: [ -> ]I often do double stemmed cordons in the GH, they will usually grow similar amount of trusses as the main one, though I start it as low down as possible.
I don't stop my plants either.
If the fruit yield is similar, why do you intentionally go for double stems?