Tomato plant management - staking/pruning - Page 2

Jonnyhat · June 23, 2015

so the answer is no... after a heavy storm today some of my plants, now 6.5ft tall were pretty bent but not broken. I was thinking about driving 8ft stakes at the corners of each bed as well as on the sides at 5 ft (beds are 4 ft x 10ft) and then using jute to build an additional support structure.

greenthumbomaha · June 23, 2015

I trench plant and have multiple stems at ground level. No pruning for me but I do remove the lower leaves that are at ground level sitting on mulch.
I do not recommend a sprawling plant. Unless you have foolproof fencing, its a buffet for critters. Too many ripe yummies chomped on and a mess with flies too.

- Lisa

June 23, 2015	#16
Jonnyhat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 337	so the answer is no... after a heavy storm today some of my plants, now 6.5ft tall were pretty bent but not broken. I was thinking about driving 8ft stakes at the corners of each bed as well as on the sides at 5 ft (beds are 4 ft x 10ft) and then using jute to build an additional support structure.

June 23, 2015	#17
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	I trench plant and have multiple stems at ground level. No pruning for me but I do remove the lower leaves that are at ground level sitting on mulch. I do not recommend a sprawling plant. Unless you have foolproof fencing, its a buffet for critters. Too many ripe yummies chomped on and a mess with flies too. - Lisa