Re: Pruning Tomatoes?

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• Subject: Re: Pruning Tomatoes?
• From: J* O* <o*@JUNO.COM>
• Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 13:29:32 EDT
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I pinch off all of the suckers until the vines almost reach the top of
the 6 foot trellis. I then quit pruning and let the suckers hang back
over the main stems. Sun burn is a real problem in my area in late
season. The extra foliage helps protect against sunburn.

oldjohn@juno.com
John Orwick
El Monte, CA

On Tue, 29 Apr 1997 22:22:34 -0400 Al Brandenburg <AlBrand@AOL.COM>
writes:
>Hi folks:
>Is there a balance point for removing the suckers? As an example, I
>have
>removed all suckers in past years and had tall plants with acceptable
>but not
>overpowering yields. Other years I have left all suckers, had tons of
>fruit,
>but marginal size. I have had better luck with selective
>pruning......and yes
>I also cut back the tops to allow plant's stength to go to the fruit
>and not
>the stems. I'd like some other opinions....Al
>
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