Aug 4, Trimming Tomato Plants,How to Trim.
Tomatoes grow on both vines and bushes. Trimming tomato plants helps prevent disease from spreading, improves the quantity and quality of fruit produced, and extends bloom time of flowers. In 1985, the largest recorded tomato plant in United States history measured 53.5 feet high. In 2000, the previous record was beaten by a tomato plant grown in Lancashire UK that reached 65 ft tall!
Tall indeterminate varieties need to be pruned to keep them from growing out of hand. On the other hand, determinates do not requite pruning. Trimming tomato plants is not a major task when you use clean and sharp pruning shears.
Indeterminate plants require staking and pinching away the side shoots as they form. When grown indoors, the tip is typically pinched back also after about four trusses have formed to ensure ripening. The leaves below the lowest truss are generally removed at the same time to improve air circulation around the base of the tomato plants.
Cutting Back Tomato Plants
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