How to Prune Tomatoes
Tomatoes are flavorful and juicy. They can be used in salads, sandwiches, or eaten like an apple. It's best to plant tomato seeds after the last frost. This ensures plenty of heat from the sun. Water and fertilizer are also important elements for growing big juicy tomatoes. And, don't forget a proper pruning is required as well. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Remove all leaves and suckers from the tomato plant. Take a sucker between your fingers and bend it back and forth until it breaks off.
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Pinch off all extra leaf shoots except for about five from which your tomato trusses will grow. Do not remove the tomato plant's top or terminal shoot.
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Remove all yellow and wilted leaves from your mature tomato plant. Keeping the plant free from dead leaves ensures a healthier plant.
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Remove the tomato plant's top shoot when the plant is on its last growth of the season. This will ensure that all the remaining fruit receives the maximum amount of nutrients.
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Leave an ample amount of leaves only if your tomatoes are large. The leaves help protect the fruit from the sun. But remember, the more leaves sucking up the nutrients, the less big and juicy tomatoes will be produced.
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Tips & Warnings
Tomatoes grow best on single stems. Extra leaves and suckers rob the fruit of nutrients.
Pruned plants will grow bigger and better tasting tomatoes.
Yellow and wilted leaves invite disease. Make sure to remove all dying leaves from your tomato plant.
Do not prune a tomato plant when it is wet to help prevent infection.
