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title: "So a couple months ago I got what I thought was a normal tomato plant…"
description: "So a couple months ago I got what I thought was a normal tomato plant for my apartment, come to find out it’s a Cherokee purple that can get up to 9 ft tall…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/648c96a55ab95c3fd706b3f3"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Sam"
published: "2023-06-16T17:06:45.998Z"
language: "en"
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# So a couple months ago I got what I thought was a normal tomato plant…

_Posted by Sam on 2023-06-16_

So a couple months ago I got what I thought was a normal tomato plant for my apartment, come to find out it’s a Cherokee purple that can get up to 9 ft tall with vines about the same, any ideas on how to manage that in an apartment?

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## 2 comments

### Elin commented on 2023-06-16

Can you attach a string high up in the ceiling, in front of a full sun window? You can train the tomato around the string to keep it upright ☺️

#### Sam replied on 2023-06-16

Thank you, that’s a good idea to work with

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