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STRANGE GROWTH ON TOMS

Having returned from a short holiday last year I was surprised to find an unusual growth on my ‘Nagina F1’ plum type tomatoes.

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John Davies, Haverfordwest

No need to worry - your tomato stems simply have roots growing from them. These are called adventitious roots and are natural in many plants, including tomatoes. In nature tomatoes are scrambling plants that often root

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