

You can trim more than just the lower branches, just make sure to leave enough foliage to shade your tomatoes to prevent sun scald. This way the suckers won't grow as large- meaning less energy wasted. Note: It is worth taking time to prune your plants on a regular basis. Find small "new" suckers - Cut these (Will be easier to see and less work if you cut large stems first).Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software to read PDF files).


This helps the plant use the remaining days to ripen the tomatoes on the plant instead of budding new tomatoes that won't have time to ripen. We will also pinch off all new flowers and tomatoes starting 30-40 days before first frost in your area (emphasis on the top of the plant).
