The buds, flowers and fruits of tomatoes grow in clusters. However, in most cases, the entire cluster of tomatoes does not turn red simultaneously. The cluster usually ripens and turns red in steps.
To prune, remove all suckers up to the one immediately below the first flower cluster. An alternative to staking is the use of tomato cages), which decrease the need for pruning. Cages or stakes ...
If you want to get truly big tomatoes, take pruning that little bit further and thin out fruits as they develop. Removing a selection of fruits as they start developing on the cluster might sound ...
A three-year project was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of converting part of a greenhouse tomato production to organic. The specific objective of this third year of the study was to evaluate ...