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Old 08-07-2010, 07:36 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 7 July, 17:28, diamonds wrote:
What is the routine of removing leaves from Tomatoe Plants, so that
the nourishment goes into the Fruit?
Thanks,
Reg Sweetmore


The leaves provide the sugars and chemical energy for you whole plant
including the fruit. The only reason to remove leaves is if they get
blight on them as often happens at this time of year.