Suckers or not?

[thealley]

Hi,

Can you kindly help me identify if the tomato stems shown by the arrows are suckers or not, since they do not come out directly from the middle of the 'V' shape?

Thanks!

 

[YumYum]

They haven't started growing suckers yet. This is where they come from:

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Look right in the axle of the leaf, where it joins the stem. The flower stalks will come out away from the leaf. If you are vigilant you can get side shoots at about half inch long, or less. Miss them for two or three days and they will be several inches tall and the thickness of a pencil, it's amazing how quickly they grow.