Pruning an Overgrown Tomato Plant!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Colette
Lol I just did a major prune today on my Tomatos, I planted at usual time but got sick where I was sent home with an IV in my arm a s was instructed not to anything so my plants where like your first bed in this video. I have a raised bed thats 3wide x 6 long with 3 plants in it, I have chosen the j hook and twine method of trellising, its the first year Ive used it and Im in love with it. Thank you for your video it just gave me a phew moment except Im still a little confused on my plants all three have split from one main stock to two and I cant figure out which ones definitely the main. :( lol all good though. Have a beautiful day.
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Lol I just did a major prune today on my Tomatos, I planted at usual time but got sick where I was sent home with an IV in my arm a s was instructed not to anything so my plants where like your first bed in this video. I have a raised bed thats 3wide x 6 long with 3 plants in it, I have chosen the j hook and twine method of trellising, its the first year Ive used it and Im in love with it. Thank you for your video it just gave me a phew moment except Im still a little confused on my plants all three have split from one main stock to two and I cant figure out which ones definitely the main. :( lol all good though. Have a beautiful day.
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Heather
I am in southeastern NC so LOTS of humidity and very high heat. How do I avoid root rot? It ALWAYS seems to be the one thing that gets my tomatoes other than blight. I also just major pruned my plants and had a lot of green tomatoes that got cut off in the process (most were on suckers. Is there any way to use or preserve those tomatoes? First time growing heirloom plants so i really don't want to waste.
Also, what about your tomatoes that are on the ground? Should they not be staked up somehow? So new to this but I want a successful tomato season so I can can them for the winter! LOVE canning!
Sorry for commenting twice.
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I am in southeastern NC so LOTS of humidity and very high heat. How do I avoid root rot? It ALWAYS seems to be the one thing that gets my tomatoes other than blight. I also just major pruned my plants and had a lot of green tomatoes that got cut off in the process (most were on suckers. Is there any way to use or preserve those tomatoes? First time growing heirloom plants so i really don't want to waste.
Also, what about your tomatoes that are on the ground? Should they not be staked up somehow? So new to this but I want a successful tomato season so I can can them for the winter! LOVE canning!
Sorry for commenting twice.
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Macguy
Should overgrown indeterminate tomato plants that are already producing a lot of cherry tomatoes be cut back? Many of the branches are large and some are from huge suckers. Smaller suckers are being pruned off but what about the very large bearing ones? Also the main branches are way too long (tall) and bent over but have not yet kinked, so now I have them growing horizontal with stake support because on the tomatoes on them. Is that ok? This is the situation I found at my daughters place, she has no experience growing any veggies.
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Should overgrown indeterminate tomato plants that are already producing a lot of cherry tomatoes be cut back? Many of the branches are large and some are from huge suckers. Smaller suckers are being pruned off but what about the very large bearing ones? Also the main branches are way too long (tall) and bent over but have not yet kinked, so now I have them growing horizontal with stake support because on the tomatoes on them. Is that ok? This is the situation I found at my daughters place, she has no experience growing any veggies.
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Todd
Hi and thank you! How do you tell the difference between determinant and in-determinant tomato plants? I have a couple of rescues from the local Ace hardware and not sure what they are. One of them is going great but has just one tomato on it and the other is huge, but no tomatoes. How can I know the difference to be sure I am not neutering my nice toms?
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Hi and thank you! How do you tell the difference between determinant and in-determinant tomato plants? I have a couple of rescues from the local Ace hardware and not sure what they are. One of them is going great but has just one tomato on it and the other is huge, but no tomatoes. How can I know the difference to be sure I am not neutering my nice toms?
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XS650
I'm rather new to gardening but I have grown tomatoes in the past and never pruned the plants. This spring however I planted 3 identical tomato plants in my raised garden. 2 of the plants I staked and pruned and 1 I caged and let grow wild. The 2 pruned plants produced 3 times as many tomatoes as the unpruned plant.
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I'm rather new to gardening but I have grown tomatoes in the past and never pruned the plants. This spring however I planted 3 identical tomato plants in my raised garden. 2 of the plants I staked and pruned and 1 I caged and let grow wild. The 2 pruned plants produced 3 times as many tomatoes as the unpruned plant.
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Erica
Thank you. This is the best explanation of how to prune. I also think its great that you addressed how nerve wrecking or sad it can be when you are pruning areas that are active. But explained how much it will help the plant. This is great info for anyone. Specifically a new gardener like me.
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Thank you. This is the best explanation of how to prune. I also think its great that you addressed how nerve wrecking or sad it can be when you are pruning areas that are active. But explained how much it will help the plant. This is great info for anyone. Specifically a new gardener like me.
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Soap
What is wrong with smaller tomatoes? Why is bigger better? Is the trade off few bigger vs more smaller tomatoes? Been growing tomatoes for over 40 yrs with good harvest. Good soil, food and water, lots of sun. From Ohio. Our state fruit is the tomato! Fussing is not necessary
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What is wrong with smaller tomatoes? Why is bigger better? Is the trade off few bigger vs more smaller tomatoes? Been growing tomatoes for over 40 yrs with good harvest. Good soil, food and water, lots of sun. From Ohio. Our state fruit is the tomato! Fussing is not necessary
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jama
Wonderful thank you for sharing this! We just started a garden this year and our tomato plant is so bushy it's growing over into our jalapeno plant lol this video is just what I needed! First garden so there's so much I need to learn. thanks again for the video very helpful!
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Wonderful thank you for sharing this! We just started a garden this year and our tomato plant is so bushy it's growing over into our jalapeno plant lol this video is just what I needed! First garden so there's so much I need to learn. thanks again for the video very helpful!
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NICE
That plant looks thick, that must be some great soil you have along with the organic fertilizers. I grew some bell peppers in Fox Farm Ocean Soil and those things went crazy. That is some strong pure hot nitrogen soil with a super amount of nutrients.
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That plant looks thick, that must be some great soil you have along with the organic fertilizers. I grew some bell peppers in Fox Farm Ocean Soil and those things went crazy. That is some strong pure hot nitrogen soil with a super amount of nutrients.
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