Tomato Pruning

Indeterminate: Determinate:

`Vine’ tomato `Bush’ tomato

Grow indefinitely Grow to a certain size, branches terminate with flowers

With no pruning, they will turn Do not prune, eliminating side shoots reduces yield 
into massive sprawling plants

In Calgary, you will typically get In Calgary you may ripen all fruit on early varieties
3-4 trusses to ripen

Super Sweet 100 F1, Super Red Baby Roma F1, Tasti-Lee F1, Fresh Salsa F1, Fantastic F1, San Mazano OP F1, Patio F1

Our Main Pruning Focus:      Other Pruning:

Suckers Heading (1 month before frost) 
aka: "Side Shoots" Heading (1 month before frost)

aka: "Lateral branches" Bottom leaves

Grow an Ind. with 2 stems The Missouri Prune Simple & Missouri