Bush tomatoes snafu - pics

[FriscoTX]

It's been a very long time since I've gardened (as a child). Recently I planted a single tomato plant in a container. I purchased the "patio" variety and promptly began pruning the leaves...oops. Well I'm not sure if I permantly stumped the growth - I've attached a picture, any advice? They still have a good variety at Home Depot, thought maybe I should go get another or maybe even go with the larger variety.

Thanks for any advice,

Nathan

Picture of container
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Picture of whole plant
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Closeup of plant
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[opabinia51]

Your plant will be fine. But, what you should do is exactly that, pinch off al the stems up to the top but, then bury the stem. This will turn into the root system of the plant and give you a stronger tomatoe plant.

Also, add a handful of kelp meal to the hole before filling it in again.

Have fun with your tomatoes!

[atascosa_tx]

Patio are great tomatoes...they grow well in even small 1 gal containers..
from what I see in ya pics, I would have buried that plant all the way up to the first sets of leaves...say 80% percent of the plant. All those little hairs on the stem will develop new roots.