Managed to drop one of my tomato plants when moving it on Saturday. The stem didn't break completely but could no longer support itself. I removed the lower leaves and planted it deep in a larger pot with support and have been trying to keep the area around the stem as moist as possible in the hope that it roots again. it was starting to look a little better but then was more wilted this morning.
Can anyone give me some hope about the survival of this plant? Can it really come back from certain death?
by jarvischrist
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You could cut it and stick it in a glass of water it will eventually grow roots from the stem I do this with side shoots
A mole cricket (an ugly pest) snipped the stem of my tomatoes in the garden after I transplanted it. I simply stuck it back into the soil and watered it. I ended up picking tomatoes from it just like the others, only later and fewer in number.
It might be a good idea to give it more light.
Where is the break? Is it under the soil in this photo? If so, you are opening the plant up to infection if you keep the soil too wet. In the past when this has happened I’ve just taped up the break (this works, surprisingly) or just make a clean cut at the break and plant that.
A humidity dome would help to get faster recovery.
It will re-root itself within a few days. Keep it warm and don’t over-water the soil. Soil needs to be a little moist but not wet all the time. It will root faster if you remove most of the leaves.
Tomatoes are stoic heroes when it comes to facing serious injuries, but they are wimps when it comes to facing disease.
Don’t overwater it. The break did not increase its need for water.