I just use light duty pruners to chop off the part that is headed towards someplace I don't want it to be. If you are pruning for another purpose I would like to know that, too.
I normally only take off branches, stems, or leaves if they are dying off later in the season. There are people who trim off the lower branches so that the plant gets more air circulation.
triming the tomatoes.....you want to remove the suckers....look at a tomatoe branch wher it meets the main stem. Is there a branch starting to grow in the crotch of the branch? Remove it. Remove any dried, yellow or brown spotted leaves. You want 1 central leader or stem.
The key is to prune the bottom up to get air flow through, and a few of the middle branches to allow a little light in as well. The amount of pruning you will need to do is based on the size and variety of plants.
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I just use light duty pruners to chop off the part that is headed towards someplace I don't want it to be. If you are pruning for another purpose I would like to know that, too.
I normally only take off branches, stems, or leaves if they are dying off later in the season. There are people who trim off the lower branches so that the plant gets more air circulation.
triming the tomatoes.....you want to remove the suckers....look at a tomatoe branch wher it meets the main stem. Is there a branch starting to grow in the crotch of the branch? Remove it. Remove any dried, yellow or brown spotted leaves. You want 1 central leader or stem.
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The key is to prune the bottom up to get air flow through, and a few of the middle branches to allow a little light in as well. The amount of pruning you will need to do is based on the size and variety of plants.
cut off the suckers and the other limbs will bear fruit-- pinch them off when small
Thanks to everyone for your great answers. I now will have many tomatoes.