Pruning Tomatoes
Undoubtedly, the main reason tomatoes are so widely grown is that home-grown tomatoes taste so much better than their store-bought counterparts. But another reason for growing tomatoes is the intrinsic vigor and hardiness of this nightshade ... [... more]
Fine Gardening |
Pruning Tomatoes
Pruning means pinching off the shoots or "suckers" that sprout from the stem in the crotch right above a leaf branch. If you let a sucker grow, it simply becomes another big stem with its own blossoms, fruits and suckers! With staked or [... more]
National Gardening Association |
How to Prune Tomato Plants
Pruning tomatoes helps to keep the plants within a confined garden space. It can also help counter their sprawling nature, keeping the fruit off the ground and healthy. Diligent pruning will reward you with an abundant, delicious harvest. Prune ... [... more]
eHow |
Tomatoes: Care
GardenGuides' Vegetable Guide for growing, pruning, staking and planting tomatoes. Every gardener has his own theory about pruning tomatoes. I only prune when the plant becomes too heavy or is difficult to train on the stake. Young prunings can ... [... more]
GardenGuides |
Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening: A ...
 Hardly a must.: After reading these glowing reviews, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. However, I found a lot of information sorely lacking or incomplete. The month-by-month planting guide format is nice, but, in the attempt to guide us [... more]
$22.95
Amazon.com |
Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening: A ...
Hardly a must.: After reading these glowing reviews, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. However, I found a lot of information sorely lacking or incomplete. The month-by-month planting guide format is nice, but, in the attempt to guide us [... more]
$29.95
Amazon.com |
Tomatoes: Care
GardenGuides' Vegetable Guide for growing, pruning, staking and planting tomatoes. Every gardener has his own theory about pruning tomatoes. I only prune when the plant becomes too heavy or is difficult to train on the stake. Young prunings can ... [... more]
GardenGuides |
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