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Tomato Plant Stems Being Eaten?

When an animal eats the stem of the tomato plant will it ever grow back? Does the saliva seal it? If I clip the ends will it grow back? What can I do?

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June 13, 20150 found this helpful

If there are no leaves left, the plant has no way to gather energy from the sun and it will die. In that case it's best to dig it up and replant.

 

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June 16, 20150 found this helpful

If the leaves were eaten off and the stem is still intact and planted, it will grow again--tomato plants are very sturdy. If the stem was totally severed at or below ground level but the plant top is lying on the ground, just replant the top. Keep it watered and it will grow new roots--this happened to a couple of mine this year. I use toilet paper tubes to encase the stems of my newly planted tomatoes to keep cut-worms from eating through the stems when plants are young.

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The stems of mine that were eaten through were over half an inch in diameter, so definitely not cut-worms. The saliva has nothing to do with sealing the cut and you do not have to clip the cuts. The tomato plant will grow new roots all along the stem if planted underground. They are amazingly resilient.

 

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