Prune Tomato Plants - AeroGarden Cherry Tomato Manual

Prune Tomato Plants

Pruning 4- to 5-Week-Old Plants
About 4 to 5 weeks after planting your Garden, it is time to prune to
strengthen the main stem and encourage the plant to branch out. A
strong plant with many branches will be able to bear the weight of
many tomatoes without breaking or tipping over.
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From the base of the plant, follow the main stem up past the first
5 branches.
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Skip this pruning if your Garden is older than 5 weeks and has flowers or
considerably more growth than pictured at left.
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Cut the main stem just
above the 5
The photo at left shows how
your plant should look after it
has had its first pruning.
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Tending Your Garden
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