Removing Tomato Laterals aka Suckers

[Tomcore]

Lat year a mate of mine planted a few tomato plants in his garden, literally just his garden where flowers and shrubs ect grow. He didn't fertilize, didn't stake/cage them and didn't water them, and of course he didn't remove the laterals/suckers. To be honest he didn't know anything about growing tomatoes nor did he really care..... and they grew into monsters and produced plenty!!!!

Just goes to show that despite all these flashy techniques people swear by, at the end of the day its all just personal preference, and in my mates case, luck. He was lucky that it rained enough for the lants to get enough water, and that the soil in his garden had enough nutrients....

So anyways, with the lateral/sucker debate I agree with what other people have said, it depends on your climate, the variety you are growing, where your plants are planted (ground or container) and if you really care how your plants look.

Since I have several plants of the same variety I am going to experiment with some. Some will have the laterials/suckers removed, and others won't. I can't wait to see how it works.

Sory I wrote so much, I just got back from an exam and havn't quite settled back into the normality of not needing to write as much as possible! haha