How to Prune Tomato Plants for More Fruit & Less Leaves. Plus How to Trellis Tomatoes.

This gardening video will show you how to prune tomato plants the proper way to get more fruit and less leaves. Pruning tomato plants is important if you want the plant to focus on fruit instead of making a huge green plant. You will also learn the best way to make a tomato trellis for your tomatoes to grow on no matter what climate you have.

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[klattin]

I've grown tomatoes for 40 years....plant them deep and let them grow and take over the garden. I never heard of pruning. Pruning makes so much sense because I've always had a lot of plant and not tomatoes. Thank you so much!

[holycats]

I have depression and anxiety that I fight and you help me with your videos! I wake up and watch them and they help me feel so much better! Gardening is my passion and I'm so excited to learn. You are the best teacher!

[ambrosemclaren]

Same method of pruning if plants are in containers, Brian? Heaven bless you for all the help you have given. My tomatoes are doing beautifully! They are all heirloom, open-pollinated, non gmo.

I have to tell you how I found a paper plate filled with stuck on tomato seed. It said, organic tomato, September, 2011.

My other half thought I was a little nutty because I moistened an unbleached paper towel and tested for germination.

Only two of about 40 seeds failed to germinate. The plants are just beautiful and hardy. Some have main stem as thick as my forefinger. I gave some away because my dear one thinks I am nuts! .

I have a very good feeling about my mystery variety because I would not have bothered saving them unless the fruit really impressed. I also have Roma, Amish Paste, Heirloom Blend, Rutgers, San Marzano and Beefsteak.

Ok, it's a good crazy, right!

Take care and keep the info coming!

[Eric-gikg]

I've seen the pros use the vertical growing method, but Never knew HOW they attached the string to the base.
I came to your channel by accident. Seriously HOOKED now.
I will be modifying my tomato setup this year.
Oh..
And Great Job on the How, and Why.

[Lerevehousefishing]

Hi Brian, I’m one of your new strong fan. 2 months ago I saw your 2 million views Tomato video and I decided to be a one kind veggy planting fellow... I seeded first and then planted my three four kind of Tomato and now I’m on a flowering stages...everything is going great even if I live in Vancouver, west Canada, so as you immagine...lots of rain and less sun, but when sun is out...it’s really hot.
So I hope it will be a nice and fruitful Tomato harvesting season. I live in a little house with a little Gardening section and now there’s really a Tomato forest with something like 25/30 plants....NOW it comes the Q....I DO NOT NOTICED IN THE PACKAGE AND WROTE DOWN if these plants are Determinate or Indeterminates Frantic Moment....
How can I decide if Pruning the suckers or not and which plant are the ones that needs that pruning ?....and if they are instead Determinate Plants and I pruned them, it will be a disaster....PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT YOU CAN HELP ME OUT TO RECOGNIZE MY TYPES OF PLANTS you can write me down here or write me your email so I can contact you directly. Thank you for your incredible SUPPORT to all of us

[mariafolch]

Can't wait 'till I finish my bedding to try your system. The rain has put a damper on my gardening. Take care of the headache. I once suffered migraines and a physical therapist took care of them with specific pressure massage.

[juneshannon]

Thanks Brian. By far, the BEST tomato tutorial I’ve seen to date.

[allendana]

Your trellis idea is awesome! I built mine in about an hour. I ended up ordering 24-ply cotton butcher’s twine to replace the natural twine I had installed. Oops. Didn’t know natural twine would rot so fast. Good tip. Let’s hope the butchers twine will work. I love the way you prune. Who needs sheers? A green thumb is all you need. Thanks for sharing. My garden is growing much better after seeing your channel.

[MichaelRei]

I have a shorter growing season in the Northeast and I have my garden completely screened in to keep all animals out. What I do is use party ribbon to secure my plants and connect it directly to the screening above it. The ribbon is extremely strong, doesn’t hurt the plants and is an excellent conductor of static electricity.

[deewinston]

Thanks so much Brian. I have a very small space to garden so I have my tomatoes in five gallon buckets. This video was very helpful. You try to make the instructions very clear. Really appreciate that. May God continue to bless you Brian.🥰

[fertilehomestead]

Just ordered my clips and twine. Loved the video. I did over prune my plants, but they seem to be rebounding 😊😬.
Thank-you for your hard work. It made sense and your facial expressions were priceless, lol 🤣😂.

[bitbatwatcher]

Brill video and lots of useful, sensible advice. I consider myself an experienced and knowledgable gardener but your videos have helped me improve which is great - thank you. Have built the 8ft trellis and this year used both the plastic clips and twine to cordon the indeterminate vines for this season. Pruned as advised and have achieved my best crop ever of healthy, disease free Toms. Really happy :)

[grantfuller]

I have used so much of your advice for my first season growing from seed. I am learning so much from you. Keep up the great work. I love the fact that you are straight to the point and very clear about it. Stay safe 🙏

[PaullaWells]

Thank you so much for this video! Considering I never really figured out if I had determinate or indeterminate plants, novice here as you know, I decided to hold out for trellis your style to next year. That said, we did place cattle panels to tie the plants up to in order to give them support of some kind. I'll do better next year. I now understand more fully about what to prune and what not to prune. Thank you so much! Something about the way you explain things that I just simply understand so very well. I'm guessing it is a high intellect symbiosis we have. 🤣

[bewoodford]

Thank you. A great explanation of how to recognise the main stem of a plant that has 'split'. So useful to me. I usually grow determinate tomatoes but this year chose to try beefsteak toms which are indeterminate. Not being used to growing them, I was surprised how quickly the side shoots grow and ended up with a split stem on a couple of plants and deliberated for ages which stem to remove. Thank you again. "023 UK

[elfalconi]

My plants are just now reaching the top of my hoop house. Found your tip at just the right time. Whew! Thanks! Great videos!

[Christy_D]

I started using this technique last year and sooo wish I had your video to walk me through it! Also I had some of those armpit suckers get big and I put them in water like you mentioned and gave them away to friends. Anyway keep the videos coming. Glad you have tamed the migraine!

[kathleenm.talkie]

Thank you for the excellent tomato plant pruning instructions! Glad you are feeling better; continued good health to you!

[robinkishbaugh]

Hi Brian, I've been pruning along and today I did the first aspirin and baking soda spray. Also planted some dwarf tomatoes I bought and am excited to see how they do! Thanks!

[bryanmoir]

Everytime I watch this video, I come away with something new and useful. Thank you Brian!