I cut back my tomato tops.
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:07 pm
All of the tomato plants I have in cages have exceeded 10' in height with new growth at the tips. I also have a lot of new growth coming from the base of the plants and the old stems below the top of the cages. I've been piling the new growth at the top of the cages like a Donald Trump hair do. Since the new growth lower on the plants is healthy and blooming, I trimmed the plants back even with the tops of the cages. I'm just curious how the plants and new growth will react to the trim job. Will it cause more energy to and more blooming on the lower new growth or simply eliminate the top growth with no effect on the new growth? I have a lot of hot days and cool nights left (about 90 days) before the normal first frost.
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