To prune or not to prune—that always seems to be a question for tomato growers. While pruning is not a necessity, it can increase quality at the expense of quantity. To prune or not to prune—that ...
If you want the most tomatoes from your harvest, you need to know the correct way to prune these popular garden plants. Bonus ...
Tomatoes are America’s favorite garden “vegetable” to grow. Botanically a fruit, the tomato was classified as a vegetable by the U.S. tariff law of 1887 because it’s served with dinner, not as dessert ...
If you have a vegetable garden, chances are you have tomatoes growing in it. When home-grown, the fruit bursts with flavor and produces a vibrant color that store-bought tomatoes just don't measure up ...
Prune your tomato plants if they’re getting wild and wooly. With proper pruning, you will not only neaten up the appearance of the garden, but fight off soil-borne diseases, allow air to flow through ...
Whether it’s too late depends on zone—northern gardens stop before frost, southern ones prune later. If frost is near, pinch flowers, remove diseased leaves, or pull and hang plants so tomatoes ripen ...
With the end of August almost upon us, many people’s tomato plants will be thriving. However, to get the best tomato harvest, it’s imperative gardeners prune their plants. Pruning tomatoes properly ...
For most people, growing tomatoes doesn’t get any more complicated than buying a $3 plant and plunking it in a sunny spot. But there is one more thing that helps tomatoes grow bigger and keeps the ...
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – Pruning your tomato plants can maximize the size and flavor of your tomatoes! Shari Petrucci from the Western Mass Master Gardeners Association shared more about ...