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Damage on Young Plant. A large tomato plant can survive damage better than a young plant, but even a small plant can recover from a broken upper stalk. If the stalk, or stem, is damaged under the lowest branch, however, the plant will not survive.
Wetting the surface of the soil without saturating the soil at the root level encourages tomato plants to form roots near the surface of the soil, compromising the support system of the plant. As a rule, tomato plants require 1 to 2 inches of water a week.