first year gardening, sad tomato plant?

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So far so good, I'm very proud of myself...:)
However, I planted a patio variety tomato in a medium size planter.  The plant has gotten huge! (very tall and bushy), looks like it's about to pop out of it's housing.  It's showing some fruit but it does not look very healthy to me, some of the branches are showing a few cracks  and the leaves seem to be losing some color.  After having a good look at it I'm guessing the plant is not getting enough nutrients from the soil. It seems very root heavy. 

Soooooo, I'm wondering if it's safe to transplant it into a larger pot this late in the season. 

Thanks.

Eliane · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't advise to transplant it now. It's a lot of stress for the plant and you could lose not only the fruit but some more of the plant.
Why don't you start fertilizing it? Also, remove suckers and make sure it's watered enough. Check on it a few more times to make sure it's not drying out too much. The cracks could be due to the stems getting too heavy for it to bear. Maybe try to give them some support like by attaching them with string to a stick.

bixbygretta · Answer

I think your idea of removing from the pot is a bad one because it takes so long for the plant to come out of the shock it goes thru.

Make sure to give it calcium!

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