pruning question

[encore]

i got a question : is it ok to cut the tomato branch say half way as far as length goes, instead of right at the stem to keep the branches from growing into the next plant? ---tom

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by encore

i got a question : is it ok to cut the tomato branch say half way as far as length goes, instead of right at the stem to keep the branches from growing into the next plant? ---tom

If you mean leaf branches, then yes. I do this all the time as I grow staked and close together.

[jtjmartin]

I agree. I also prune part way if the end leaves are diseased. Tomatoes recover amazingly quick!

(Indeterminate tomatoes can take a lot of pruning.)

[bower]

Pruning part of leaves is aok, and pruning part of suckers works too - it even has a special name "Missouri pruning".

[Gardeneer]

yes, sure can. But the that branch will grow more shoots from the remaining nodes.