My tomato plants branch is brown and has a opening to it, also it's fallen down can I establish new roots while it has fruits?

Will this effect the main plant as well? Will the fruit even grow?????!!! Please answer this thread quickly cause I'm really worried. It won't get up


Ok so the plant broke and this is what I did, should I put it in direct sunlight?


Could the light be better for it :(

The water jar might be enough to keep it growing. I had the same thing happen to me and I tried to get roots from burying it in soil but it didn't work. You might just want to keep it in the jar for the rest of the season instead of trying to plant it. I think you may have better luck keeping the tomatoes.

Keep it in the shade until it has rooted enough to pot. It's a little on the big side but they do root easily in water. I had a smaller branch broken off and did the same thing, was able to pot it after it had grown new roots, and then planted it in the ground once it was established in the pot. It now has tomatoes on it - it happened earlier than yours has. Make sure you have cut the brown off at the base, if it's still there, and you will need to give it a lot of top support once potted because the top will be too big for the root system for some time. There are no guarantees but there's nothing to lose by trying.

Mizshelli said:The water jar might be enough to keep it growing. I had the same thing happen to me and I tried to get roots from burying it in soil but it didn't work. You might just want to keep it in the jar for the rest of the season instead of trying to plant it. I think you may have better luck keeping the tomatoes.

Thanks a lot but it's wilting? So is this a bad thing also autumn is near so could it heal before that?

sooby said:Keep it in the shade until it has rooted enough to pot. It's a little on the big side but they do root easily in water. I had a smaller branch broken off and did the same thing, was able to pot it after it had grown new roots, and then planted it in the ground once it was established in the pot. It now has tomatoes on it - it happened earlier than yours has. Make sure you have cut the brown off at the base, if it's still there, and you will need to give it a lot of top support once potted because the top will be too big for the root system for some time. There are no guarantees but there's nothing to lose by trying.

Thanks you but will the plant die? Is there a chance?

endergirl1000gmail said:

Thanks you but will the plant die? Is there a chance?

Because of the size of it, it may be a difficult transition. Tomato plants can form what are called "adventitious roots" along the stem, so it will probably have some roots in about a week. Whether it will have enough roots to support the top enough for potting at this late stage in the year I don't know. If the base is brown you do need to cut that off so that the green can take up water. That it's wilting isn't a good sign, it needs to be in the shade and out of the wind.

sooby said:

Because of the size of it, it may be a difficult transition. Tomato plants can form what are called "adventitious roots" along the stem, so it will probably have some roots in about a week. Whether it will have enough roots to support the top enough for potting at this late stage in the year I don't know. If the base is brown you do need to cut that off so that the green can take up water. That it's wilting isn't a good sign, it needs to be in the shade and out of the wind.

Help help!!!!! It's out of the wind and in the shade but the plant it's not developing roots :((( the leaves turned brown and my friend told me cut the leaves off

Please answer quickly also it has little openings for roots and it has been two weeks thanks btw!!!!

The part that is in the water doesn't look very healthy, did you cut the brown base off? At this point you might be better just saving the fruit that is on it and large enough that it will turn red off the plant.

sooby said:The part that is in the water doesn't look very healthy, did you cut the brown base off? At this point you might be better just saving the fruit that is on it and large enough that it will turn red off the plant.

If I cut it any lower the branch will snap but will it work? and thanks again dude!

I'm not sure why the branch would snap but if the base of the stem is rotting or otherwise deteriorated the branch will not be able to take up water and survive long enough to root.

And it is too late in the year to establish a new tomato plant from cuttings to mature fruit anyway...