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[–] 12355327? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

You must not have known that each little hair on a tomato plant stem is a root waiting to form once it attaches to a proper surface/gets enough nutrition.

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[–] middle_path [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I did actually know this (I always bury the stem to get more roots), but I didn't know I could do it to a plant that was so young.

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[–] NamelessCrewmember 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I bury my tomatoes like you would mound potatoes, or transplant them into bigger pots at the bottoms so they grow roots up the stem. Makes big strong plants.

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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I've read about people adding more dirt around potato plants as they grow, and causing them to produce potatoes all the way up. Either adding rings around the plant and filling with dirt, or growing in a deep container, like a plastic trash can.