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sunshine7
Farmgirl in Training
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nikki
Northern
wyoming
USA
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 Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 08:22:18 AM
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Hi Gardeners,
My tomatoes are huge, but few tomatoes are on them. I have heard some gardeners prune their tomatoes, others have let them turn into a five foot bush, but either way they have tomatoes.
I was wondering if I could get some tomatoe tips from you great and wonderful green thumbs.
I live in Zone 4 maybe it's too soon to tell yet.
any advice would be appreciated.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2909 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 08:29:40 AM
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If they are mostly foilage, with little fruit, then they are most likely in soil that is too rich in nitrogen (too much manure, compost, etc.)
You can cut the nitrogen levels by adding wood mulch, like cedar or pine. It may be too late for this year, but when you overwinter the beds, add some wood shavings.
It should help next years soil |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 09:00:39 AM
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I prune my tomatoes and grow them up strings on a support. I have tons of tomatoes! I just prune off about 12" of the bottom leaves and then prune off suckers...that is the little leaf that comes up on a joint. The tomatoe plant then makes more fruit instead of leaves. Grit magazine has a whole article about it in their archives. Just make sure your tomatoes are the indeterminate kind not the determinate kind. It should say so on the seed packet. Good Luck!
Link to video...http://www.grit.com/another-kind-of-drew/pruning-tomatoes.aspx
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I ask not for a larger garden, but for finer seeds.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Edited by - Fiddlehead Farm on Jul 20 2011 09:03:04 AM |
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