Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2015
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 536
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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
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MA/NH Border
Posts: 4,919
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If you mean leaf branches, then yes. I do this all the time as I grow staked and close together. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b
Posts: 1,110
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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.) |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,794
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Pruning part of leaves is aok, and pruning part of suckers works too - it even has a special name "Missouri pruning".
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
Posts: 4,916
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yes, sure can. But the that branch will grow more shoots from the remaining nodes.
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