I think they like Spongebob the best. =) Did it break close to the base or are their leaves below the break line? If it's close to the base, you could try to plant it deeper and hope it roots - maybe sprinkle a little cinnamon as an "anticeptic"? If there are quite a few leaves below the break line I'd imagine you've lost the top but it should continue to grow new leaves. 2009-06-08T15:27:20Z false 10882 2381 2009-06-08T15:27:20Z 5903 I dropped one on the way out to harden off this year, so I stuck a carpenters pencil in the soil and bread tied the tomato to the "stake". By the time I was ready to plant it, it had healed and was ready to plant. I imagine you could probably take the top portion off and try rooting it in soil. Make sure that you keep the soil moist if you do this. I have had great success with pinching off the tops and rooting them. As whirliegig said, when the break is close to the soil you can cover it with dirt and it will most likely root, but again, you have to keep it moist until it does!! 2009-06-08T15:40:03Z false 10884 2381 2009-06-08T15:40:03Z 5779 If it's small enough, I'd just dig it up and bury the entire thing so that the break is underground. It will turn anything underground into root, and it will either root from the injury site or heal. 2009-06-08T15:57:45Z false 10887 2381 2009-06-08T15:57:45Z 1237 Shoot, we're out of Spongebob band-aids! :) No, this is way at the top. My plant is at least 2 feet tall. I already have tomatoes down at the bottom, and I think one or 2 more sets of flowers below the break, and at least 2 sets of flowers above the break. I did a google search and saw a few people saying that if it's not completely broken you can seriously "band-aid" it...put some florist tape or something around it and make sure it's supported. I might just try that! If that doesn't work (if I notice it wilting) , I'll try lopping it off and sticking in some dirt. 2009-06-08T15:58:44Z false 10888 2381 2009-06-08T16:02:33Z 5832 Judy did a successful 'surgery' on her "broken tomato":http://myfolia.com/journals/22283-repairing-a-snapped-tomato-plant last year. But, I think I would be tempted to snap it off and plant it if you have the space for it. The original plant will sucker and keep growing, and if the cutting takes (which it should) you'll have a second fruit producing plant. Whatever you decide, good luck! 2009-06-08T16:30:36Z false 10890 2381 2009-06-08T16:30:36Z 1452 Thanks ceae - that is very similar to what happened to mine. I will see how it looks when I get home tonight (I didn't do anything to it last night but make sure it was back together and supported OK). If I think it might heal itself I'll give it a band-aid of sorts. I have some hope of saving it one way or the other now at least! 2009-06-08T17:10:35Z false 10897 2381 2009-06-08T17:10:35Z 5832 If it is wilting, I agree with ceae. I think I would pinch/snip it off, XUMusketeer, and plant it. I have had seriously wilted tomatoes take after looking wilted for a couple of weeks that way. I am afraid that in the shape that it sounds like it is in, leaving it would kill it (the broken piece). 2009-06-08T18:27:05Z false 10899 2381 2009-06-08T18:27:05Z 5779 I got a photo of the break last night. So far, the plant isn't wilting at all at the top. I gave it some extra supports last night, especially since it was windy. So far, so good! http://myfolia.com/journals/61237-tomato-booboo 2009-06-09T19:40:13Z false 10942 2381 2009-06-09T19:40:13Z 5832 I'm glad there seems to be no lasting effect on the top piece so far! Especially since it is a grape tomato. We did not get any of those this year, but we might get some seed for those next year. The problem with doing these from seed is that we wouldn't need very many of these unless we planned on selling them at farmers market, so we might be better off just buying the plants. Looks good! 2009-06-09T20:33:50Z false 10943 2381 2009-06-09T20:33:50Z 5779 Was still doing well as of last night! 2009-06-10T12:18:58Z false 10956 2381 2009-06-10T12:18:58Z 5832 The plant is still doing just fine! Lots of new tomatoes setting below the break. Above the break it's looking just fine. New flowers have bloomed and new leaves are growing. So I think it is just ignoring it's little boo-boo! 2009-06-12T13:50:43Z false 11011 2381 2009-06-12T13:50:43Z 5832 Tomatoes are pretty resilient. I have found that you just about can't kill them. Mine have been through the kids and the dog knocking them over causing pinches, falling off of the tray that was transporting them out to harden off, breaking slightly as they were bent to stick them into the ground, a perfect plant for someone that has a hard time growing things. The only thing they don't seem to like is not enough water. 2009-06-12T13:57:32Z false 11013 2381 2009-06-12T13:57:32Z 5779 My dog got one tomato while it was still in its milk carton, and broke the main stem but not all the way through. I buried it very deep so that the broken part was underground. It seems to be doing just fine. Another tomato was broken most of the way through its main stem, pretty low on the plant (below what will be the lowest flowering branch), by some nighttime marauder. I didn't think the top would survive with only the outside of the stem still attached, so I broke it off the rest of the way. I'm hoping the teensy suckers that were below the break will develop into flowering branches, but my hopes aren't high. 2009-06-13T20:12:28Z false 11061 2381 2009-06-13T20:12:28Z 7258