How to prune tomatoes: Pruning time and technique

Tomato pruning time

When pruning tomatoes, be sure to choose the right time. Generally, you can pinch them during the seedling stage. During the vigorous growth period and the flowering and fruiting period, the plants also need to be properly pruned to help them save nutrients and allow them to grow more vigorously.

After proper pruning, tomatoes can grow more vigorously and promote new branches, providing them with a good ventilation environment. Pruning during the flowering and fruiting period is also more beneficial for flowering, and can also produce more and better quality fruits.

How to prune tomatoes

1. Pruning method

When pruning tomatoes, you need to use the correct method. During the seedling stage, you need to cut off the tender buds growing on the top, so that it can encourage the growth of more side branches. When it reaches the growth period, some overgrown branches, diseased branches and weak branches also need to be cut off to improve its ventilation.

2. Notes

When pruning tomatoes, you need to pay attention to disinfection and sterilization. You need to use scissors to trim before pruning to avoid bacterial infection. You also need to disinfect the wound after pruning to prevent bacterial infection during the healing process.

3. Post-maintenance

After pruning tomatoes, they need to be provided with sufficient water environment, all the soil needs to be soaked, and fertilizers should be applied reasonably. This will not only allow them to resume growth as soon as possible, but also increase their growth rate and allow them to grow better.