Pruning tomatoes

[AaronRiot]

Originally Posted by b54red

Okay Brandon, I'm giving you some pics to look at.

The first one is a Brandywine Cowlick's pruned to two stems.

The second is a pic of the top of one stem with the growth tip on the right. The stem on the left has had the growth tip removed but left on for additional leaf cover.

Third is a single stem plant with Missouri Pruning. I left some of the suckers and forks but after the first couple of leaves developed I pinched out the growth tip. I do this so that on a plant with light foliage like this I am able to get some extra leaves for sun protection of the fruit.

The last picture shows the only growth tip on the single stem plant. If you look close you will see that the sucker on the right only has two leaves and the growth tip has been removed.

I hope this helps you some. Bill

Great photo description, Bill. This definitely helps me, for one. A photo's worth 1000 words. And good luck with your pepper experiment! I will be curious to see how they fair.

[Brandon558]

Thanks Bill for taking the time to do such. Like mentioned above....great description and again thank you.