So let’s do Ideal Craig: He would probably let two or three suckers develop. So let’s say by 2 or 3 feet off the ground your tomato plant has four main stems, and then you’re suckering all four of those stems as they grow upward. And then I tie that, make a topiary out of...
Determinate plants produce all of their fruit over a three-week period. They won’t continue to produce throughout the entire season. However, don’t be afraid to grow an indeterminate tomato plant! Even though they are larger and need staking, you simply need to purchase a larger pot to ...
Perhaps the most common problem is early blight, a fungal disease characterized by yellowing or spotting of the lower foliage that can work up the plant as the season proceeds. Treatment with a fungicide and removal of the impacted foliage can help slow its progression. Wilting of plant stems,...
If you like a neat and tidy plant, prune out the suckers. For those who don’t mind a bushy, rambling plant, let the suckers grow out into full stems. Gardeners like me who fall somewhere in between, do some pruning but we’re not religious about it. When it comes to tomato ...
After germinating on the surface or emerging from the soil, plantlets without roots emerge which will gradually cover the tomato plant through twining stems, and parasitize the stems and leaves through suckers or haustoria. These provide access to the vascular system of the plant and so remove ...