http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/tomatoes-im-the-problem/ The Sweet, The Savory Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/tomatoes-im-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-744 pdad Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:59:42 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2064#comment-744 The sweet 100 is my favorite of our tomatoes. It produces a lot of tomatoes and they taste great. Pmom has noted that this is the first plant to complain if we miss a day watering. The sweet 100 is my favorite of our tomatoes. It produces a lot of tomatoes and they taste great. Pmom has noted that this is the first plant to complain if we miss a day watering.

]]> http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/tomatoes-im-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-743 pdad Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:49:30 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2064#comment-743 our very small space I think pretty much requires we break off the suckers using the same method as Ashley. I've heard that it also makes the tomato plant put more effort into growing tomatoes vs growing branches but I can't say since we haven't tried it both ways. But I do think our small space requires this because even with the "pruning" we have a wall of tomato plants that are close to crowding each other out. our very small space I think pretty much requires we break off the suckers using the same method as Ashley. I’ve heard that it also makes the tomato plant put more effort into growing tomatoes vs growing branches but I can’t say since we haven’t tried it both ways. But I do think our small space requires this because even with the “pruning” we have a wall of tomato plants that are close to crowding each other out.

]]> http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/tomatoes-im-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-737 ashley Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:29:25 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2064#comment-737 The only thing we do to "prune" is to pinch of any growth that is budding between two existing adjoining branches. The only thing we do to “prune” is to pinch of any growth that is budding between two existing adjoining branches.

]]> http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/tomatoes-im-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Jim F. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:20:38 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2064#comment-736 We used to prune, then we gave it up and let our tomatoes go wild. I don't know that you can do that in a square foot garden, but our tomato cages do a reasonable job of keeping them corralled. We have 18 tomatoes in about 50 square feet (three 3 x 6 boxes). Think about not pruning one next year and see what happens. We used to prune, then we gave it up and let our tomatoes go wild. I don’t know that you can do that in a square foot garden, but our tomato cages do a reasonable job of keeping them corralled. We have 18 tomatoes in about 50 square feet (three 3 x 6 boxes). Think about not pruning one next year and see what happens.

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