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How and why to pinch out tomatoes: advice from an agronomist
12.05.2024 04:10
It is necessary to remove side shoots from tomatoes in order to increase the yield.
Don't confuse regular leaves with side shoots. The main leaves grow on the stem itself.
Stepchildren - from the leaf axil. If you do not trim these areas, then second-level stepchildren will grow on them, as a result of which the tomato bush will curl, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
Why step-son tomatoes
Questions are popping up on gardening forums: is there really any benefit in removing stepchildren?
Some even suggest not paying much attention to this, citing the fact that agronomists do not cut them and still get a decent harvest.
More experienced gardeners still recommend devoting time to this procedure.
If you have a small garden, it makes more sense to maximize the yield. On large fields, there is no point in doing this, as it will take a lot of time.
The fact is that the stepsons cover the fruits from the sun, as a result, the ripening period of tomatoes increases.
Formation of a bush
By removing the stepsons, the bush looks neater and more well-groomed.
When to pinch out tomatoes
Roughly, you can trim tomatoes 15 days after planting seedlings in open ground. Trim off excess side shoots once every 10 days.
How to pinch tomatoes
It is important to prune regularly and do it correctly.
New branches grow from the leaf axils. These are the ones that need to be cut off, as they are of no use.
Since the side shoots grow lower than the main stems, they receive more nutrients. As a result, the main shoots do not receive the necessary substances.
If you do not trim the side shoots, a beautiful and lush bush will grow. But the fruits will be small and there will be few of them.
Earlier we talked about saving onions from yellowing .
