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Re: Tomato Pruning Update

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Hi, Doreen from Central Illinois where the fall foliage is  gorgeous -- I
remember Octobers in Illinois well. The Collinsville / Bellevlle area, where
I grew up, to be specific. Here in zone 7b we're not quite there yet. 

Thanks for the update on the tomato pruning. Great info!  I'll definitely
save it for next year. (My tomatoes are kaput, due primarily to the drought.
But they were fabulous while they lasted! )

Patricia S.
Zone 7b, West Georgia



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>About 4 weeks ago, I pruned back my tomato plants by half in anticipation of
>our October freeze.  It worked well.  I picked the vines clean this weekend,
>and the fruit that remained after pruning sized up beautifully.  I picked
>green tomatoes, those with pink streaks and almost ripe ones.  I've been
>doing this for the past month, and all ripen nicely in the house.  A couple
>of the beefsteak types I picked this weekend weighed over 2 pounds.  When I
>pruned, I removed all growth back to green tomatoes the size of a lemon or
>bigger.  All flowers, newly set fruit and fruit smaller than a lemon were
>removed.  I figured the small stuff didn't have a chance to mature.  I'm
>pleased with this pruning technique and will use it again next year.
>Doreen Howard
>Zone 5b-Central Illinois, where the fall foliage is gorgeous today!
>
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