Cherry tomato plant pruning

 

Hi all,

I'm new to growing tomatoes and  I have a question on pruning.
These plants are Husky cherry tomatoes and Cherry 100 tomatoes.  When is
a good time to start pruning.
These started a little late and are about 3' tall.  I see 2 have 2
stems. I have yet to look for suckers.
Right now they have started flowering and 2 have some fruit.  Whets a
good height for these guys.

From what I can gather these are indeterminate plants.

Any insight is appreciated.

Martin

 



IIRC, no difference was found in crop production between pruned and
unpruned tomato plants.
--

- Billy

"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is
now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of
conception until death."  - Rachel Carson

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7843430.stm

 



I just get rid of anything that is dead or that is seriously crowding out
the fruits.  I never follow a plan and I get hundreds of tomatoes every
summer.  I leave the suckers on too--just push the extra branches back into
the cages.  More tomatoes for me!
--S.

 



Days to harvest, Huskey Cherry Tomato - 68, Sweet 100 - 65
Generally, early season varieties (less than 70 days to harvest) do not
require pruning.
See: <http://kcgardens.kansascity.com/node/2081>
This gets into quantity of harvest (think supermarkets) but doesn't
address quality (think garden).
--

- Billy

"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is
now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of
conception until death."  - Rachel Carson

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7843430.stm

 

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:20:58 -0400, "Martin Riddle"


Depending on the variety some people like to prun their tomatoe
plants.  Prunning decreases the number of fruits, but increases their
size.  I have never prunned cherry tomatoes.   I just let them grow
anywhere except I do keep them off the ground.