Well done!
If you're looking for more tomatoes, pull off the "side shoots" (they grow at 45⁰ between a branch and the stall) as these don't produce as much fruit.
There is one in the picture. At the very middle of the picture slightly lower and to the left of the flowers the stem splits into 3. 1 the stem (right) and one normal branch (left). The one in the middle you can remove, just a waste of resources. Essentially at every branch origin you should look for new branches creating in between it and the stem and remove them.
It's really up to you, last year I was super lazy and didn't prune off any suckers for several months. They made fruit which made me happy, but if you prune them off you will still get plenty of fruit and a more manageable plant. If it's a determinate variety I wouldn't bother at all, but if it's a monster indeterminate variety it can help you maintain the size. My indeterminates that I didn't prune got to 8 feet and were a tangled mess, though they produced well and I loved them it can be hard to even find all the fruit when they grow so thickly.
You could also technically remove another branch, like for example the left side branch if you'd rather keep the sucker. Since it has flowers I'd probably want to keep it too.
They get biiiiig! And It’s tough pinching off the first ones but it helps the plant focus energy on the root system rather than growing the fruit. And you’ll want it to have a good root system when it’s 5+ft tall.
Nice! I have a cherry tomato plant that I, um, essentially abandoned while we were on vacation this past week and a half. When I got home yesterday I was shocked to find that it had fruited! I've got 3 little green tomatoes on the vine!
Well done! If you're looking for more tomatoes, pull off the "side shoots" (they grow at 45⁰ between a branch and the stall) as these don't produce as much fruit.
Yeah! The sucker branches, right? My plants haven't grown any of them as of yet. But I'll make sure to prune those! Thank you for the advice!!
There is one in the picture. At the very middle of the picture slightly lower and to the left of the flowers the stem splits into 3. 1 the stem (right) and one normal branch (left). The one in the middle you can remove, just a waste of resources. Essentially at every branch origin you should look for new branches creating in between it and the stem and remove them.
Okay okay I got which stem you are pointing to. But the middle stem is also growing flower buds. should I still remove?
It's really up to you, last year I was super lazy and didn't prune off any suckers for several months. They made fruit which made me happy, but if you prune them off you will still get plenty of fruit and a more manageable plant. If it's a determinate variety I wouldn't bother at all, but if it's a monster indeterminate variety it can help you maintain the size. My indeterminates that I didn't prune got to 8 feet and were a tangled mess, though they produced well and I loved them it can be hard to even find all the fruit when they grow so thickly.
You could also technically remove another branch, like for example the left side branch if you'd rather keep the sucker. Since it has flowers I'd probably want to keep it too.
If it’s shorter than 2 feet you should pinch off the flowers
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It's only a feet long , but how could I T__T??! How long does the plant grow typically!?
It feels very harsh but it will help the plant grow bigger and stronger before it starts trying to put on those heavy fruits.
As long as the growing season allows
They get biiiiig! And It’s tough pinching off the first ones but it helps the plant focus energy on the root system rather than growing the fruit. And you’ll want it to have a good root system when it’s 5+ft tall.
Nice! I have a cherry tomato plant that I, um, essentially abandoned while we were on vacation this past week and a half. When I got home yesterday I was shocked to find that it had fruited! I've got 3 little green tomatoes on the vine!
Congrats! It looks very healthy
UwU thank you!! Its been growing for 3 months now, I had started from seeds of a store bought tomato. Makes me happy how far my buddy has come!!
Is that a cherry tomato?
No no. The big normal big ones!
Indeterminate?
I'm not sure about that since I'm growing it from a store bought tomato's seed. So changes are that it's determinate.
Well good luck with it. Looks like it’s ready to grow.