Cutting tomatoes back

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Cutting tomatoes back
« on: July 21, 2009, 07:30 »
My toms are all doing great in the greenhouse with plenty of fruit and lots more flowers but there is also an abundance on foliage and wondered if anyone thins out the leaves.

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Re: Cutting tomatoes back
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 07:37 »
I certainly do once the fruit has started to reach a reasonable size.

All yellowing ones go as a matter of course, the other get cut back by about 1/3 to 1/2. This allows light in and air to circulate.

Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Cutting tomatoes back
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2009, 09:59 »
same as DD - the leaves below the lowest truss and any that are surrounding the fruit
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Re: Cutting tomatoes back
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2009, 17:29 »
Cheers both



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