Lateral pruning involves removing the side shoots (or “suckers”) that grow from the main stem.īoth types of pruning will result in higher yields of larger, healthier tomatoes. Sucker pruning involves removing the small shoots that grow in the joint between the main stem and a branch. There are two main types of pruning that can be done on tomato plants – sucker pruning and lateral pruning. This results in fewer, but larger and healthier, tomatoes.
Pruning tomato plants allows the plant to direct more of its energy into producing fruit, rather than leaves and stems. Pruning tomato plants is a gardening technique that is often used by commercial growers and home gardeners to produce higher yields of bigger, healthier fruit. Remember to prune your plants early in the season, before the fruit starts to set. By following a few simple steps, you can maximize the yield of your tomato plants. Pruning your tomato plants can seem like a daunting task, but it’s really not that difficult.
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