By Greenman100
United Kingdom
I have ,at the bottom of my tomato plants, little white spikes. What are they?
- 27 Apr, 2017
Answers
The stems of tomato plants do carry what look like tiny white spikes. They could be immature roots as when the plants are planted out they will produce a second lot of roots just below the surface which can be an advantage especially if the plants are leggy so they can be planted a little deeper.
27 Apr, 2017
Ok. Thank you for your reply to my question.
4 May, 2017
Previous question
Well a photo would be helpful, but they might be adventitious roots - tomato plants often have nodules of these, but if they are longer than that, it can mean the plant is growing in less than optimum conditions.
27 Apr, 2017