Sungold pruning?

Talon1189 · July 16, 2011

I did a search and came up with nothing. Should a vine like plant like Sungold F1 be pinched for bigger fruit? I am a first time grower here for this variety

kygreg · July 16, 2011

It should be very prolific and as far as I know a small fruit. Not sure how much bigger fruits would get if you pinched blossoms but you shoud have a lot of blossoms so maybe you can pinch some blooms off of part of the branchs and leave them on the others to see if there is a difference.

I am growing F1 for the first time this year. Mine are about the size of and shaped like a small egg.

cornbreadlouie · July 16, 2011

My sungold this year is extra spindly and doesn't have a lot of branches or trusses for how tall it is. I removed the suckers on the bottom couple feet of the plant and now kind of wish I hadn't because the fruits really aren't noticeably bigger. Last year my plant was a lot bushier and had a whole lot more tomatoes.

If it got to a point where it is overwhelmingly covered in shoots and you are satisfied with the size of the plant, I'd start trimming suckers. I did notice that the sungold I planted in my earthbox grew bigger tomatoes than the one planted in my wine barrel.

Talon1189 · July 16, 2011

My 3 tomatoes from my Sun Gold F1 plant are very early........All 3 were the size of a USA dime

.........I hope that this plant will produce much bigger tomatoes in the very near future for me

travis · July 16, 2011

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Originally Posted by kygreg

I am growing F1 for the first time this year. Mine are about the size of and shaped like a small egg.

I hope you mean a quail's egg. Larger than that, and it's not Sungold F1.

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · July 16, 2011

My dad was visiting today and noticed an almost ripe sungold in my edge of the woods planting and it is small as well about dime sized or a little bigger but I attribute that to the 4-5 hours of sun and wet spring we had.

Craig

Talon1189 · July 16, 2011

[QUOTE=Gobig_or_Gohome_toms;224009]My dad was visiting today

Dewayne mater · July 17, 2011

One factor that affects the size of sun gold is heat. Mine were much larger earlier in the year with many approaching the size of a superball. Now I'd say most are much smaller...the size of standard marble or even smaller. Of course, that is not unique to sungold...all the tomatoes are much smaller now, and extremely few and far between too.

tjg911 · July 17, 2011

why do you want larger tomatoes? sun gold is a cherry its not going to be a patio sized tomato.

tom

rsg2001 · July 17, 2011

Pruning won't make the tomato bigger than its genes tell it to be. Sungolds are always going to be very small. If you want larger cherry tomatoes then you are better off choosing a larger cherry variety.

Mudman · July 18, 2011

I have mine pruned and they are dime to quarter size. Tis the nature of the beast.

July 16, 2011	#1
Talon1189 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a Posts: 421	Sungold pruning? I did a search and came up with nothing. Should a vine like plant like Sungold F1 be pinched for bigger fruit? I am a first time grower here for this variety __________________ Always looking for a better way to grow tomatoes ..........

July 16, 2011	#3
cornbreadlouie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SF bay area... north bay Posts: 242	My sungold this year is extra spindly and doesn't have a lot of branches or trusses for how tall it is. I removed the suckers on the bottom couple feet of the plant and now kind of wish I hadn't because the fruits really aren't noticeably bigger. Last year my plant was a lot bushier and had a whole lot more tomatoes. If it got to a point where it is overwhelmingly covered in shoots and you are satisfied with the size of the plant, I'd start trimming suckers. I did notice that the sungold I planted in my earthbox grew bigger tomatoes than the one planted in my wine barrel. __________________ Do You Like Worms?

July 16, 2011	#4
Talon1189 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a Posts: 421	My 3 tomatoes from my Sun Gold F1 plant are very early........All 3 were the size of a USA dime .........I hope that this plant will produce much bigger tomatoes in the very near future for me __________________ Always looking for a better way to grow tomatoes ..........

July 16, 2011	#7
Talon1189 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a Posts: 421	[QUOTE=Gobig_or_Gohome_toms;224009]My dad was visiting today __________________ Always looking for a better way to grow tomatoes .......... Last edited by Talon1189; July 17, 2011 at 12:49 AM.

July 17, 2011	#9
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	why do you want larger tomatoes? sun gold is a cherry its not going to be a patio sized tomato. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

July 16, 2011	#2
kygreg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,019	It should be very prolific and as far as I know a small fruit. Not sure how much bigger fruits would get if you pinched blossoms but you shoud have a lot of blossoms so maybe you can pinch some blooms off of part of the branchs and leave them on the others to see if there is a difference. I am growing F1 for the first time this year. Mine are about the size of and shaped like a small egg.

July 16, 2011	#6
Gobig_or_Gohome_toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN Posts: 967	My dad was visiting today and noticed an almost ripe sungold in my edge of the woods planting and it is small as well about dime sized or a little bigger but I attribute that to the 4-5 hours of sun and wet spring we had. Craig

July 17, 2011	#8
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	One factor that affects the size of sun gold is heat. Mine were much larger earlier in the year with many approaching the size of a superball. Now I'd say most are much smaller...the size of standard marble or even smaller. Of course, that is not unique to sungold...all the tomatoes are much smaller now, and extremely few and far between too.

July 17, 2011	#10
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Sungold pruning Pruning won't make the tomato bigger than its genes tell it to be. Sungolds are always going to be very small. If you want larger cherry tomatoes then you are better off choosing a larger cherry variety.

July 18, 2011	#11
Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	I have mine pruned and they are dime to quarter size. Tis the nature of the beast. __________________ Mike