Tomato Plants Spindly and High

I have started tomatoes from seed in my house and while waiting for them to be transplanted outside, they are getting very tall and spindly with very narrow stems. Can I cut the main stem back by about one third or so to try to limit the height of the plant and thicken up the main stalk?

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 04/10/2011 @ 1:05 pm

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#2 Comment By weednfeed On 04/22/2011 @ 2:59 am

plant the plant up to the first or second set of leaves, the part below soil will turn into root system within a week of transplanting ,

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