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Information on pinching back tomatoes?
Tomato plants will put up one main stem and then grow side stems off of the main stem. Suckers will start growing out of the area where the side stem shoots off of the main stem. To prune or pinch your sucker off, simply grab it at its base and snap off. I have linked an article that also gives a photo to show how easy it is to prune your tomato plants.
Do you have to prune tomato plants?
There is seldom a need to prune tomato plants. I've grown them for decades and never bothered. Other than removing dead or damaged parts of the plant, I just let them grow.
Is it necessary to prune a tomato plant?
I'm not sure if it is necessary but I know that my father pruned his and my grandfather before him pruned his tomato plants also.. so in my family it is.. others may state differently.. However, i believe it is all a matter of how much space you have to grow your tomatoes.
What are the ingredients in tomato-prune jam?
There is a recipe for tomato jam at the National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP) website. Substitute some prune for tomato.
Why did the tomato go out with the prune?
because he wanted to
How do you prune tomato plants?
Tomato plants can be pruned by removing the "sucker" stems that grow between the main stem and the side stem. You will notice they look like a small leaf that starts growing into a stem. It comes out at a 45 degree angle and is easy to spot.
Why eggplant will not produce eggplant from flower?
If your tomato plants are not producing anything (except blossoms), you might have a pollination problem, or you might have planted seeds from a store-bought tomato that have been cross-pollinated and are more or less sterile. This presumes that they are blossoming but are not producing fruit.If, on the other hand, your tomato plants are producing fruit but are performing poorly, they are underfed, underwatered or you have not pruned them properly. Make sure you feed them a good general purpose fertilizer two or three times after the plants have developed, and most importantly, prune them heavily!!! You must remove all the leafing branches except for the top three or four at all times during the growth of the plant or you will grow nothing but leaves and a few underdeveloped puny tomatoes.This means that you will be removing branches or suckers or both every day throughout the growing season. Do not remove the producing growths, just the leafy branches. And please note this does not apply to Tiny Tims and other dwarfed plants as they grow so branchy they are nearly impossible to prune; these plants will produce hundreds of tiny tomatoes without any pruning whatsoever.
How do you prune lotus plants?
You can prune lotus plants by clipping dead leaves and petals from the flower. However, the flower should be pruned once it is completely dead.
How do you pluck a tomato plant?
This depends on the type of tomato plant. There are two main types: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate tomatoes branch and grow in a pre-determined pattern and for the most part they maintain their bush-like shape. After fruiting they are generally done for the season. Indeterminate tomato plants continue to grow as long as the weather remains suitable, and can sprawl all over the place. For this reason they are usually supported by stakes or a trellis. They branch out all over the place and need more pruning. All tomato plants get suckers, which grow from the joint between a leaf and stem. Suckers below the first blossoms should always be removed, no matter if your plant is determinate or indeterminate. On determinate tomatoes, you may not have to trim above the first blossom. Typically these plants take care of their own branching. However, if too many branches appear you might want to thin a few out. A tomato plant with 3 or 4 branches will generally produce the best yields and best tomatoes. The more branches the smaller the tomatoes. Also, the new branches use up energy which should go into the ripening tomatoes. Indeterminate tomatoes require constant pruning, because they will try to send out many new branches. Again, you want to limit the number of branches to 3 or 4.
Do you need to prune?
If your bushes are getting out of control, then you do need to prune them. Pruning plants will help them look better and will also help them to grow bigger and better.
When and how should I prune my Gaillardia plants?
Prune these flowers in the fall and leave about 2 inches so in so you will know where they are in the spring. Good luck! Roz
Can you - and how do you - prune a Monkey Puzzle Tree?
You can prune it but the symmetrical shape that makes it attractive will be wrecked. If you do prune only tip prune.
