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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Pinching off tomato plant suckers


Small suckers on the tomato plant, as seen on Plot #36, should be removed to give the main stem more strength.  These suckers become very long and weedy, sapping energy from the main stem of tomatoes.
 The small branches that grow between the main stem and the leaf branch on a tomato are called suckers.  These can easily be pinched off, giving the main stem more growth energy.  The suckers can be planted in the soil and will develop into a new tomato plant!

Sucker is removed and can be planted to grow into a new plant.
Thanks to Eileen on #36 for being a very helpful gardening model!
Posted by The Great Flamingo #38,29(Lonny-Secretary of the Gardens) at 8:22 PM

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