Fasciation on a Tomato Plant

I recently posted a photo of a tomato plant with a fasciated stem, so today I remedied the problem. In the photos I show you cutting out the worst of it and what the stem was cut back to.

 

Photo 1 The plant

Photo 2 The top cut off.

Photo 3 New side shoots left to take over as the growing tips.

Photo 4 The shape of the stem showing the fasciation.

Photo 5 Cut back to near normal stem shape.

 

Probable cause - cold weather.