Pruning tomatoes doesn’t take that much time and is pretty easy to do, although a little bit of knowledge helps.įirst, tomatoes have compound leaves. That’s very disappointing for me, but I think the slugs look forward to the feast every year. The growing season seems to go by so fast, and before I know it, my tomatoes cages are broken and plants are lying on the ground. One mistake I make is not pruning my tomatoes. In years past, I learned, but I haven’t fixed my one of my mistakes. I try to learn from these mistakes and not repeat them next time. I have made many mistakes during my gardening career. “Mistakes, I have made a few” I believe is a line from a Frank Sinatra song.
You can trim more than just the lower branches, just make sure to leave enough foliage to shade your tomatoes to prevent sun scald.By Carrie Knutson, NDSU Extension Agent, Grand Forks County This way the suckers won't grow as large- meaning less energy wasted. Note: It is worth taking time to prune your plants on a regular basis.
Cut all larger stems up to your first tomato.This gives the tomato a good chance of sealing its cut would without any infection. The best time to prune is on a dry, warm day.
This helps the plant use the remaining days to ripen the tomatoes on the plant instead of budding new tomatoes that won't have time to ripen. We will also pinch off all new flowers and tomatoes starting 30-40 days before first frost in your area (emphasis on the top of the plant).
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