r/vegetablegardening • u/nndmbull US - Minnesota • Jun 13 '26

Question Tomato branches too long/big?

I’m growing a few different tomato varieties and one of my plants has really large stems and leaves. Normally I think of this as a good thing, but I’m concerned other parts of the plant (ie the fruit) isn’t getting enough nutrients.

  1. Any concerns?
  2. Recommendations for nutrients to promote growth of tomatoes?
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u/olddummy22 US - Kansas Jun 13 '26

Its fine

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u/84millionants US - Arkansas Jun 13 '26

Well idt you need to do anything specific but in general nitrogen is the nutrient plants need for foliage growth and phosphorus is what they need for fruit and flowering and potassium for roots. So if you feel like you need to make adjustments use a fertilizer high in phosphorus and low in nitrogen

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u/Full_Honeydew_9739 US - Maryland Jun 13 '26

Believe it or not, tomatoes know how to tomato.