Linda,
Don't forget that you can re~
plant/re~pot up a tomato
plant at any level along it's lanky stems..
Tomato
plant stems have the ability to re~root along the entire stem..
After it's matured a bit, and ready to re~pot..
pull it out of the container by one leave..
**If the leaf rips off, no big deal, the
plant can re~grow another leaf... BUT DO NOT HANDLE IT BY THE SPINDLEY STEM, if you crush the stem by touching it, it'll dye**
And just re~pot almost up to the base of the last set of leaves.. or if it's gotten a bunch of
leaves, pinch one or two sets off, then re~pot up to the last set of leaves..