Cutting Back Plant to encourage 2nd crop Indoors

[BlackBear]

Hi all ,

I am wondering if anyone has experience with cutting back the plants in containers ....at the end of the outdoor growing season then ...moving them inside under lights .

the cutting back seems to encourage a new healthier foliage growth that is still using the root network developed from before that is giving a jump on the indoor crop.



I Like my 2 gallon to 2.5 gallon containers and I have noticed that some

Tomato varieties seem to " volunteer vigorously " new shoots (replacement ) from the roots when cut back at end of season ....and they seem to be quite healthy .

Some I thought were dead and done ....I did not even cut the dead stuff off ...

and very healthy new growth has developed in response to coming indoors and under lights .

I have not at this time added any extra nutrient encouragement or manipulation.


I am wondering if anyone out there has developed techniques for this "2nd crop "

culture ..... when moving small 1-3 gallon containers from outside to inside for fall winter .


I think I am noticing some varieties seem to be more flexible to regrowth after cut back than others .........I also think ...this seems to work with

determinate as well as indeterminate .....again I am most interested in the flexibility of the "semi " varieties in this type of culture .


I hope this culture has some known techniques / tips as
so it would be a great winter harvest as well .