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Old 23-07-2009, 06:52 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Cherry tomato plant pruning

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Billy wrote:

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"Martin Riddle" wrote:

Hi all,

I'm new to growing tomatoes and I have a question on pruning.
These plants are Husky cherry tomatoes and Cherry 100 tomatoes. When is
a good time to start pruning.
These started a little late and are about 3' tall. I see 2 have 2
stems. I have yet to look for suckers.
Right now they have started flowering and 2 have some fruit. Whets a
good height for these guys.

From what I can gather these are indeterminate plants.

Any insight is appreciated.

Martin


IIRC, no difference was found in crop production between pruned and
unpruned tomato plants.


Days to harvest, Huskey Cherry Tomato - 68, Sweet 100 - 65
Generally, early season varieties (less than 70 days to harvest) do not
require pruning.
See: http://kcgardens.kansascity.com/node/2081
This gets into quantity of harvest (think supermarkets) but doesn't
address quality (think garden).
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