Re: Too tall tomatoes? -Reply

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• Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 07:49:32 -0600
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I assume from reading the below that this means trimming the oldest
leaves and leaving the new growth at the top.  I am also concerned with
getting my green tomatoes to ripen.  I heard that it would also help to
pinch off any new flowers to prevent any more new fruit from setting.
Any feedback on this method?

Cheryl
Indiana, Zone 5

>>> Lorrie Roemer <LROEMER@AOL.COM> 08/23/97 08:18pm >>>
I suggest trimming leaves from the bottom up. I leave a few leaves near
the
tomatoes to prevent sunburn on the tomatoes. Within a week my green
tomatoes
ripen up quickly when previously they had been green for a long long
time. I
read this method in a Rodale Organic Gardening book and have been very
pleased with the results.

Lorrie, Zone 4 something.

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