Trimming The Tomato Plants

By Cynthia Sax on August 15, 2023

The weather has been really wet and cool this summer in my corner of the universe. The tomato plants have been growing quickly. They are already surpassing their 6 foot bamboo cane supports.

Which means our super fierce winds have been snapping their tops off. Often not where I want them to be snapped (under a sprig of maturing tomatoes, for example).

I had to grit my teeth and trim the tomato plants this week. That is painful for both me and the plant. I don’t like doing it but it IS necessary.

This is similar to how I don’t like trimming unnecessary scenes from stories. But that’s necessary also. It results in a better story.

Back to the tomatoes…

Because our growing season now might last…well…forever (due to climate change), I’m letting some of the suckers (new growths) on these tall tomatoes grow. The energy that would have went into growing the tops of the plants will now be redirected to the suckers.

And we’ll hopefully gain more tomatoes. (grins)

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