Pruning is advantageous for trellised tomatoes
You want them to grow only one or 2 stems so tying to the trellis is easier
Dick Raymond, Joy of Gardening, recommends pinching off the suckers that
grow out from the stems, right above leaf branches. He feels that by
restricting the vine growth somewhat you get bigger tomatoes.

You don't want to restrict too much leaf growth tho so the fruit gets enuf
shade.

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Barry


"Frankhartx" wrote in message
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From: (Richard)

I have never pruned tomatoes but equally never get very good crops.
Can someone give me detailed information on what is best. I am in
Berkshire, UK

Pruning is a waste of time and effort and accomplishes nothing but harm.
If you
don't get good crops then compare to other gardeners in your area--is your
problem your own or is it just that one cannot grow much of a tomato in
the UK
or at least your part of it. if others are doing better then you must
describe
your cultural practices to see where you may be going wrong.