2006-07-17 13:41:59 · 3 answers · asked by jakenburt 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I would recommend none at all. The plant gets all of its energy from the sun, through its leaves. Removing leaves will only hurt the plant by depriving it of energy. I have heard of some people recommending removing "suckers" that are new leaves and stems that grow from the place where each leaf joins the vine, but even doing that is bad in my opinion.
2006-07-17 14:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the variety is indeterminate which is a vine type vs a bush type, then its often recommended to pinch the branches that sprout from the main stem and the crotch of a leave branch. These will have some tomatoes grow on them but compete with the main branch. I have left them as well as tried to pinch them all off and train the main stem. What worked best for me so far was to remove maybe half of them and train/support the rest. By the way you can root these and start new plants.
2006-07-17 14:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by ewnswm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to cut back anything on a tomato plant, just let it grow. The only time I do anything like that is when a small plant begins to blossom, I then pinch off those blossoms so the plant will grow more plant and be larger before it blossoms.
2006-07-17 14:06:40 · answer #3 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋