[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tomato pruning

Posted: 4/6/2011 5:37:19 PM EDT

My tomato plants are only about 12" tall right now and are already flowering. Should I just let them do their thing, or should I pluck the flowers and let them get a little bigger before I let them fruit?

Posted: 4/7/2011 2:07:57 AM EDT

[#1]

Tomatoes are very hearty plants. There should be no reason to pluck blossoms. Depending on the variety (determinate/indeterminate) they will continue to grow up on their main stem and out on their other stems.

Those blossoms are your first tomatoes! Enjoy them!

Posted: 4/7/2011 3:50:08 AM EDT

[#2]

Commercial tomato grower here- leave 'em be. They'll be just fine.

Posted: 4/7/2011 4:09:12 AM EDT

[#3]

Pinch off any limbs that touch the soil also pinch sucker limbs. Pinching suckers will leave you with less fruit but of higher quality.

Posted: 4/7/2011 4:19:30 AM EDT

[#4]

I Cage mine, so I never prune.

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