All this rain has sure been good for the tomatoes.
Maybe too good.
My plants, heirloom Brandywine, are almost 6 feet tall, and there are more than a dozen tomatoes on each plant, with dozens more blooms.
But the rain has encouraged more than the fruit to grow. The leaves and branches are close to choking the cages around the plants.
I know all about pinching off the "suckers" that appear in the joint between the branch and the trunk. They grow into branches that never produce fruit and only sap the plant of energy.
But for a more detailed look at how to prune your tomatoes - as well as an explanation of why you should - take a look at this article and video on the Fine Gardening mazgazine web site.
The goal is to reduce the leaf surface, which draws energy and sugar from the production of fruit.
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By Susan Reimer at 10:00 AM in Weekend Chores
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