How do you know when it's time to pull a plant & swap for fall?

Vespertino · June 18, 2013

A newbie question for those who have a Texas-like climates:

How do you know when a tomato plant is done for the summer and has given it's all? I'm curious because I'll need to swap my Brandyine Red PL's out of my earthtainer for my fall tomato plants. At the moment I'm guessing I should pull them in August once the fall tomato seedlings have grown and need to be transplanted.

And second: how does one get the stomach to kill one of their tomato babies? My brandyines haven't worked out very well, but I feel horrible about ripping them out of the earthtainer since I'm fond of every plant I grow.

June 18, 2013	#1
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	How do you know when it's time to pull a plant & swap for fall? A newbie question for those who have a Texas-like climates: How do you know when a tomato plant is done for the summer and has given it's all? I'm curious because I'll need to swap my Brandyine Red PL's out of my earthtainer for my fall tomato plants. At the moment I'm guessing I should pull them in August once the fall tomato seedlings have grown and need to be transplanted. And second: how does one get the stomach to kill one of their tomato babies? My brandyines haven't worked out very well, but I feel horrible about ripping them out of the earthtainer since I'm fond of every plant I grow.