I've heard that you should cut off the top of the plant (stop growth of new
foliage) a month before the end of the season. This will direct energy
towards the fruit and not towards new growth.

"Stephen Younge" wrote in message
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I live in Boulder, CO, and my Early Girl Improved (planted in late May) is
huge and dripping with green tomatoes. However, as August approaches, the
plant seems to produce more and more green fruit, with no signs of any of
them ripening. Should I begin to prune flowers or leaves off of the plant
to
focus its energies on ripening the fruit?

Cheers,
Stephen