Cutting Back?

chalstonsc · November 7, 2009

I understand plants can be cut back, to 2-3 feet, removing most if not all the foliage, and can then re-grow foliage, flower and produce more fruit. I know this can be done with indeterminates, but I believe I've read somewhere that cutting back determinates will surely kill them. Can anyone confirm if cutting back determinates will kill them, and can anyone tell me if cutting back a semi-determinate is more like cutting back an indeterminate or a determinate?

Thanks.

November 7, 2009	#1
chalstonsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sc Posts: 339	Cutting Back? I understand plants can be cut back, to 2-3 feet, removing most if not all the foliage, and can then re-grow foliage, flower and produce more fruit. I know this can be done with indeterminates, but I believe I've read somewhere that cutting back determinates will surely kill them. Can anyone confirm if cutting back determinates will kill them, and can anyone tell me if cutting back a semi-determinate is more like cutting back an indeterminate or a determinate? Thanks.