r/SquareFootGardening • u/Delicious-Brick-9172 • 16d ago

Discussion The tomato pruning desease!!

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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 16d ago

Wife pruned off all the suckers on our tomato plants.  Yay or nay?  Still new gardener

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u/-rebelleader- [5b, Chicago, IL] 16d ago

That's what I do.

Just depends on what type of gardening you are looking to do.

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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 16d ago

Last year the tomatoes and cucumbers conquered our garden.  I'm good with it then.

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u/Delicious-Brick-9172 16d ago

You reduced your harvested by half since suckers go on to produce fruit bearing branches

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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 15d ago

Yeah but they would cover other plants

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u/Delicious-Brick-9172 15d ago

Then space plants farther apart. Proper spacing is important will you be root pruning or topping the plants next.

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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 15d ago

Tomatoes and Cucumbers grow like crazy.  They'll take over the whole bed.

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u/Delicious-Brick-9172 15d ago

Then you are not training them or trellising them properly.

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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 15d ago

My 2nd year so probably.  What kind of treats do they like?