For whatever reason sometimes our tomato plants get of control and we just didn’t keep up on the pruning and staking. It’s not pretty to start, but here is how you can save your unruly tomato plants.
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Mine are growing very well and I've kept it pruned as I go. Lots of fruit. I just wish some would start to ripen because I'm getting anxious and really want to eat some😅😊
Any ideas on when things out grow a cattle panel…is late topping a tomato a thing?
Wow that’s a whole lot!
Are the tomato plants indeterminate? Would you prune a determinate tomato plant? I have a determinate dwarf tomato plant.
Did you mention the varieties you are growing in any of your videos?
Thanks for the tips! I’ll be trimming mine up!
You sent me some golden brandywine tomato seeds last year, and at my location 9400ft and central Colorado zone 3/4, they are really taking off this year. thanks!
Not out of control, but we got a massive hail storm that oblitered 80 percent of the leaves. Luckily I hadn't snipped the suckers in a couple weeks, so I did a ton of trimming and the solid deep roots have got those suckers growing like crazy.
It went from nearly bare 4 ft stalks to some respectable growth pretty quickly. Like a week and I have some flowers already. Not quite starting from square 1, more like square 6. That deep root structure and remaining suckers have saved the day.
Love your show and thanks for the tips.
Wish I was close by your farm so I could take the chamomile plants off your hands. .
I’m a novice gardener growing everything in containers on my deck because it’s the only viable space for many reasons. I’ve got 7 beautiful tomato plants full of green tomatoes, and I’ve been good about removing the lowest leaves for light and air circulation. But I’m enough of a novice that I am hesitant about pruning them back harshly like this. I know it’s the best for a good harvest, but I can’t help feeling like I’m hurting the plants somehow. I’ll try to be a little more ruthless I guess.
Mine are very shrubbery like, 7 feet tall but most of the vines are horizontal now, lol. I just keep hacking out leaves to keep airflow and removing anything diseased and the production is crazy. I don't prune them down too much because I need the shade on the fruit and it reduces yield. Plus I don't want to be spending every day pruning, I dont know how people who do single stem have time to do anything else if they grow more than a handful of plants.
Those are 4×8 beds with 8 plants? It would make sense. I tried too many with square foot gardening. This year I tried 3 rows of 6 in a 4×8 bed, it's still too much if I let a lot of suckers grow for determinate plants. I may try 2 rows of 6 each next year….I really need more garden space!
Its been 100-105+ degrees for a few weeks here in 8b. Between the pest/critters and disease, my tomatoes look terrible. Bout ready to pull them. I've taken so many leaves and vines, its naked. I started new cherry tomatoes to replace them.
QUESTION – My wife planted 10 plants in a 3ft by 13ft bed… Dang, it's a mess. I'm thinking she should prune the plants on the inside of the bed to open up some sun and air flow?? Good / Bad ?? This is only 2nd year gardening for us.
Mine are like 7 ft tall and crazy!! Tomato baskets are the worst. I’m using those stakes next time