Cutting back tomatoes - it works better without a knife

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• Cutting back tomatoes - it works better without a knife
• Plea for the pruning of tomato plants
• So tomato plants stay in shape
• Tips & Tricks

Cutting back tomatoes - it works better without a knife

When growth really gets going, Tomato Tomatoes stretch powerfully towards the sky. A targeted pruning keeps tomato plants under control and produces splendid fruits. Clever hobby gardeners do without a knife. Learn the details here.

Plea for the pruning of tomato plants

Plants are to grow in the natural garden, as planned by Mother Nature. This conviction is very much in line with the increased environmental and health awareness. However, this philosophy fails when cultivating tomato plants, because free growth usually leads to a poor harvest. As they are always branching, tomato plants lack the power for plump, juicy fruits. Regular pruning solves the problem in no time.

This approach is especially true for powerful cherry tomatoes. An exception are bush tomatoes, which branch out exclusively into viable shoots and set their height growth at 100 centimeters. A pruning has no meaningful effect on these types of tomatoes, as fewer shoots do not result in bigger fruits.

So tomato plants stay in shape

Parallel to the start of fertilization from the second week in the field, the constant pruning of tomato plants begins. Experienced hobby gardeners do not use it as a knife, because the use of cutting tools increases the risk of infection through late blight. Instead, plant parts are simply broken out. In technical terms, this care measure is called auspices. That's how it's done:

A stave tomato grows along its climbing aid without ceasing ever higher in the air. So that it does not break all dimensions and still has power for large beef tomatoes left, the size is regulated early. Above the fifth, sixth or seventh inflorescence you break off all other head drives.

Tips & Tricks

All spiked plant parts are excellently suited as nutritious mulching material for tomatoes. Simply chop and spread on the floor. Spray nettles every 2 weeks over it, naturally satisfy the starvation starvation cravings.