pruning

gunrunner · December 26, 2014

Hello All
I have seen many photos of tomato plants that have all the branches cut off except the top and the flowering ones. Do you do this and is it successfully? The pics on the internet shoe a plant with a main stem and many clusters of tomatoes all the way up. I would really like to try it but don't want to ruin my plants either?

Thanks
Mike

PaulF · December 26, 2014

Not a pruner and don't recommend it; this debate arises often and I think the score is about 50-50.

amideutch · December 26, 2014

Here is a link to a previous thread on the subject.

Ami

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...pruning&page=1

Fiishergurl · December 27, 2014

Ours look like that because we do it to get rid of diseased leaves mostly.

Ginny

December 26, 2014	#1
gunrunner Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: memphis tn Posts: 81	pruning Hello All I have seen many photos of tomato plants that have all the branches cut off except the top and the flowering ones. Do you do this and is it successfully? The pics on the internet shoe a plant with a main stem and many clusters of tomatoes all the way up. I would really like to try it but don't want to ruin my plants either? Thanks Mike

December 26, 2014	#2
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	Not a pruner and don't recommend it; this debate arises often and I think the score is about 50-50. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

December 26, 2014	#3
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Here is a link to a previous thread on the subject. Ami http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...pruning&page=1 __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

December 27, 2014	#4
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Ours look like that because we do it to get rid of diseased leaves mostly. Ginny