Grow More Tomatoes NOT LEAVES!!!

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[brownguy]

No leaves=no energy There's a balance 😊

[Ana.Banana.]

This method does not work in very hot zones. I live in 9b and my plants need their leaves to keep the plant cool

[cristinad]

The leaves produce the food for tomatoes.

[VOTE.AMERICA]

I advise everyone watching this to do more research and experiments because this method does not work with all varieties or in all climates.

[puckerfist]

I did this and it slowed production and stressed my tomatoes out, id still prune it but only the lower leaves not so much

[brokenarrow]

Single stem does not multiply your harvest. You actually get less tomatoes but they grow a little bigger. The main reason you do that is to have better air flow which helps with fungus and disease. You need enough foliage to keep the tomatoes from getting sun scald.

[RJones-mxoi]

So glad i came across thia very civilized, uet, passionate, DISCUSSION. Ypu all are to be commended.

I grow a couple of varioties on patio. My issue has been the earliest sunlight it gets is just before 2pm. So, the tomatoes plants tend to get leggy. As a novice grower, i did cut the leaves to this extent on one of my experimental plants. It is still producing tomatoes for the moment. I am in NC and brought my plants in to protect from the subfreezing temps. They responded quite well. The other one is cherry tomatoes and it's definitely putting out fruits. I didn't prune this plant as much leaving a few stems and leaves that show the flowers. With the liquid fertilizer in the water, it's thriving okay. The real experiment is to see if the cherry will produce through the winter.

[Cen-bw]

I do trim my tomato plant leaves but not to this extreme. Plant need leaves to protect the fruit from sun. Also, leaves are the major player of photosynthesis to make the plant healthy.

[Gottacacheemalll]

I just pruned all the leaves from my plant. Did I mess up?

[BMWclubb]

I did this one year to my tomatoes and pepper plants. Got a such a low harvest that it was a joke. This year ive left all leaves except take put a few of the early suckers and they are producing more flowers amd bigger fruit

[chinaskibukowski]

The one plant you don't add to the compost pile is tomatoes. They are arguably the greatest carrier of blight, verticillium wilt, fusarium, powdery mildew, etc. In all likelihood it will contaminate your compost. And as many people have pointed out: Don't prune so heavily in hotter zones. Also, if you live in an area with longer hot seasons you don't have to pick all the sucker branches because they will have time to develop fruit.

[naveenbacchi]

Some real people saying truth . Thanks

[TimmyJacobs-jlmo]

What does my leaves curl up and what do I need to do to prevent it thanks enjoy your chanel 👍

[aligavary]

Doesn’t that expose the tomatoes to direct sun and cause sun scalding?

[PhonkinPlants]

I bush out my tomatoes plants and harvest is delayed but i get more tomatoes than i know what to do with. Ive been gardening foe about 15 years on and off but im now getting serious about it. Im a Noob Tuber so my channel is new (i created it years ago but did nothing with it) so i appreciate and advice and people subs.

Happy gardening my fellow gardeners!

[nfa]

This method does work very well but I think in this specific case you have trimmed off too many leaves. I believe its only necessary to trim off the bottom 18-24 inches or so to encourage air flow and keep the leaves from touching the soil, reducing chance of disease, ect. You can even leave a couple suckers on and let them get big without loosing volume or quality. This is my experience in zone 6b

[MoreWaveLessParticle]

Would this also apply to cherry tomato plants as well? Thanks.

[mikebertsch]

Do not do this to determinate tomato plants

[violettaosagie]

Everything must be balanced. This way make it easier for birds and other animals to get a very quick meal.

[branwhite]

I am doing this the first time... I used to get wayy too many tomatoes so I hope all this advice makes me have too many tomatoes.