I apologize for the the close-up nature of the shot. It would make more sense if I had been further away, but I was pretty put-out at this point and was not contemplating shot composition. All of the branches that are going out and down were up on top of the planter this morning.
The main stem split down the middle. The location was about 2" from the white sponge holder so about 100% of the plant was, and would be, affected. Having had this happen last season, and about a month into it, like last year, I knew that none of the tomatoes would grow right. Here's a closeup of the break:
You can see the split right in the center of the picture. The branches are pointing up, here, because I am holding them up with my other hand. We think maybe a small bird landed on it. It was not particularly windy today and had survived some previous 20-30 mph windy days.
So I cut off the plant and threw it away. Now there is less competition for the Bell Peppers and strawberries. At least until they get large enough to bear fruit. Then I suppose I'll run into the same breakage issues. :( Very disappointing.
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