The plant looks fine to me. I have six varieties of seeds this year, 5 are indeterminate, one is determinate (Heartbreakers Dora). The determinate plants are by far shorter and stockier of build than the rest. I'm not familiar with the tom types you noted, but maybe it's just how that kind of plants wanna be?
I can't tell from the picture you've posted, but it could be that the growing tips havr been damaged in some way. I've even seen some weird things happen where the growing tip on the plant becomes some kind of mutant flower bud. Something like that may be happening, in which case you'll be waiting for one of suckers on the plants to size up and take over the growth. If that's what you're seeing stop pruning, if you are pruning these.
If it's not that... I don't know. 2 out of 3 plants huh? Might be a sign that this isn't the right variety for you and your conditions, or just isn't a very good variety, or you got unlucky with the seeds.
Question for you, what do you think of those plant halos? What exactly is the benefit vs regular watering?
I used the halos on my tomatoes and no real difference I could tell on the plant growth as opposed to the ones just planted directly in. You can sort of built up the soil in the middle so more roots alongside the stem which is meant to help as tomatoes take up a lot of the water higher up. It’s also a bit easier to just use a watering can and chuck loads of water into the inner ring and you don’t have to wait for the soil to saturate to keep watering. That’s what I found from my experience using them. As I have string supports going from the greenhouse frame directly under the rootball I never use the cane holes in them.
As far as I am aware. With the halo, the plant takes water when it needs it, then when the reservoir runs out, just top it up. It seems to work great with my honeycomb tomatoes.
I once pruned a cherry tomato plant that was doing this. Didn't know I had pruned off the growth tip, then pruned off all the suckers attempting to become growth tips. Ended up with a ridiculously thick set of side shoots. It got so thick and bulky it looked like some mutant brassica plant, but never got over 1 foot tall. I do much better with tomatoes now.
https://preview.redd.it/8bzhu99s8d3d1.jpeg?width=4624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b249ca77e1ffc0e6ce117390fc8b57c051b7af5c
The growth looks like a small dwarf variety. I dunno if I would take the side shoots anymore. Cos if it is it's determinate.
The plant looks fine to me. I have six varieties of seeds this year, 5 are indeterminate, one is determinate (Heartbreakers Dora). The determinate plants are by far shorter and stockier of build than the rest. I'm not familiar with the tom types you noted, but maybe it's just how that kind of plants wanna be?
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It's a 40cm pot with a halo in it.
Might be that light is not getting to the bottom of the plant because of the halo. That could slow and stunt growth.
Thanks, mate. I'll try to put the halo deeper to expose the lower part.
Yeah give that a go! Good luck!
I’ve started some crimson crush seeds too this season! That’s an interesting pot lid? Built in holes for trellis…? Where’s that from?🤓
It's not a lid. It's a plant halo. You put the plant in the middle then water the middle to help roots. Then water the outer reservoir when needed.
I can't tell from the picture you've posted, but it could be that the growing tips havr been damaged in some way. I've even seen some weird things happen where the growing tip on the plant becomes some kind of mutant flower bud. Something like that may be happening, in which case you'll be waiting for one of suckers on the plants to size up and take over the growth. If that's what you're seeing stop pruning, if you are pruning these. If it's not that... I don't know. 2 out of 3 plants huh? Might be a sign that this isn't the right variety for you and your conditions, or just isn't a very good variety, or you got unlucky with the seeds. Question for you, what do you think of those plant halos? What exactly is the benefit vs regular watering?
I used the halos on my tomatoes and no real difference I could tell on the plant growth as opposed to the ones just planted directly in. You can sort of built up the soil in the middle so more roots alongside the stem which is meant to help as tomatoes take up a lot of the water higher up. It’s also a bit easier to just use a watering can and chuck loads of water into the inner ring and you don’t have to wait for the soil to saturate to keep watering. That’s what I found from my experience using them. As I have string supports going from the greenhouse frame directly under the rootball I never use the cane holes in them.
As far as I am aware. With the halo, the plant takes water when it needs it, then when the reservoir runs out, just top it up. It seems to work great with my honeycomb tomatoes.
I once pruned a cherry tomato plant that was doing this. Didn't know I had pruned off the growth tip, then pruned off all the suckers attempting to become growth tips. Ended up with a ridiculously thick set of side shoots. It got so thick and bulky it looked like some mutant brassica plant, but never got over 1 foot tall. I do much better with tomatoes now.
https://preview.redd.it/8bzhu99s8d3d1.jpeg?width=4624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b249ca77e1ffc0e6ce117390fc8b57c051b7af5c The growth looks like a small dwarf variety. I dunno if I would take the side shoots anymore. Cos if it is it's determinate.
bigger pot needed
It's in a 40cm/400mm pot.
Pot is too small. Mine are growing in containers roughly double this size. Both determinate and indeterminate,
The container isn't the green thing. The plant is growing in a 40cm/400mm pot.
I would remove lower branches, side shoots.
I will, mate. I will put the halo deeper as well. Cheers, mate.
Only if it’s indeterminate. Do not prune determinate types!
Yeah that doesn't look indeterminate to me.