Grow the Best Tomatoes by John Page

Author:John Page
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 1998-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Controlling Leafy Growth

In the fall, you often see tomato plants nearly bare of leaves, just a stalk and the ripening fruit. The theory here is that with less green to support, the plant puts its energy into the fruit. Also, fewer leaves offer less shade, an advantage in the dwindling sunlight of autumn. You can start the process while the plant is still growing, if you have the time and energy.

Suckering

People ask me if I sucker my tomato plants. I tell them no. It’s hard to sucker plants that grow on the ground as they get larger and denser. Many people ask this because they don’t know what a sucker is and are trying to find out because somebody they know attached some degree of importance or urgency to getting rid of suckers. Suckers are simply the little vegetative growths that arise at the junctions of the stem and the side branches. They have no useful purpose, as far as I know. Prune them if you are a sucker-pruner. Pinch them if you are a sucker-pincher. Let them go and things will get pretty dense and green, often requiring some topping.

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