Why should I prune my tomatoes? Pruning indeterminate tomatoes improves fruit production by removing extra growth that diverts energy away from developing fruits. Seed catalogues, seed packets or plant identification stakes will indicate which type of tomato you have. Indeterminate tomatoes continue to grow throughout the growing season. Determinate tomatoes grow to a certain size, then stop growing. Which tomatoes should I prune? There are two broad categories of tomatoes: determinate and indeterminate. Remove suckers as indicated with your fingers, scissors or pruning tools.
Pruning tomatoes can create stronger and healthier plants that will grow larger numbers of higher quality tomato fruits later into the growing season. Tomatoes are a popular vegetable that many people grow in their home gardens. By Claire Strader and Lisa Johnson, Extension Dane County
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