To Prune or NOT to Prune Tomato Plants?
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Should tomato plants be pruned or not? I answer this question about pruning tomatoes and more!
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I watch so many of this guys vids that I make his accent when I explain gardening to others
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🤣 Well, if you must imitate someone it might as well be Mark, one of the best. 🤣
LMAO! Me too. And I just started watching him a few days ago. He's addicting and a Hell of a Gardener. I've been gardening for forty-five years and have learned already from this gentleman.
As an Aussie who shares his accent, I wish I could do this 😂
I've been growing tomatoes for 20 years. I prune every leaf below the flowers once a week it increases food to the tomatoes they grow bigger and healthier. I average 12 to 18kg per plant. Last year I got 170kg from 10 plants. My cherry tomatoes do the same and got buckets full from 5 plants
Wow. How do you fertilise them?
@@Cam-qx2bq mm
Have you ever got horn worms
Is that indeterminate and determinate?
Hi, when you say "every leaf below the flowers" do you mean for the entire plant or just that stem? Are you in Australia? If so what do you do for fruit fly, they damaged most of my tomatoes here in queensland last summer.
I had this argument about pruning tomatoes with others. Last year, we all decided to settle it once and for all. We each grew a plant OUR way. One pruned radically, one moderately and one not at all. They all fruited OK but the moderately pruned one did best of all because sir could circulate and plant energy was not wasted. The unpruned one sprawled on the dirt and got diseased and eaten by insects. The radically pruned one was staked and just kept growing upwards. It produced not as much as the others but it was nice fruit. However, fierce sun burnt it
Exactly what I was thinking would happen with heavily pruned👍
Thanks for this. I have always pruned moderately and gotten great results and have always wondered if I should prune more or not at all. Great vlog 👍
Your experiment had a flaw in that you didn't support the unpruned plant. Had the other two plants been in contact with the soil, they too would have similar disease and insect damage.
For indeterminate tomatoes, I prune to ensure airflow, remove unnecessary leaves (takes away from fuller, robust fruit), and avoid excessive sprawl. I keep the plants off the ground. My early girls grow 8-10 feet tall but produce buckets. The plants are 2 feet apart. So...this year, for example, one plant has 22 tomatoes developing in the first foot and a half of growth. I control suckers to prevent sprawl but suckers are very productive. I get 3-4 large harvests each year in California. If you do the math that is 66-100 tomatoes per plant. Single stem planting does not ring true for me since I focus on quantity and quality. The idea of planting other veggies between tomatoes doesn't work for my way of growing except in the first month and a half of growth as the plants are small. For determinate plants i prune to ensure airflow focusing on the energy-sapping leaves. Some suckers need to be removed but seldom. Given California's weather I'm able to get a second surge of growth from some of the determinate plants like ace. As always fertilize, keep the calcium and phosphorous feeding on schedule and periodic deep watering is critical. Stressing the tomatoes is not part of my philosophy of growing tomatoes since I moderate watering diligently. Oh, the airflow requirement also ensure access by beneficial insects -- the bumblebees and carpenter bees are my best tomato pollinators. Tomatoes take a lot of work but the end result for canners, salsa makers, and salad lovers is exceptionally satisfying and delicious. Thanks for this video.
I think the real secret is just prune anything that touches the ground. If it really gets too thick prune off some leaves for airflow since you're likely artificially preventing it from spreading out. It's not too difficult to get great results. Hardly pruned anything but diseased leaves off 4 plants last summer just to see. They got primo sun and it was ridiculous how much they produced.
Great topic Mark - a classic tomato question answered!
Thanks Kevin! :)
The crossover of the century
@@flawdajit5845 lol so true
My two dads showing love, bloody legends
@@lucasbennett7717 hahaha true
There’s not many things better than that sweet, slightly warm cherry tomato fresh off the vine.
I dont know man. Ground cherries are pretty ultimate.
Dennis McFall I also love yellow pear tomatoes.
I NEED THEM! I love my "Chocolate Sprinkles" variety, such a beautiful red-watermelon color.
This should be required viewing for gardeners; I seriously learned more in this short video about Tomato than hours of research and BS tutorials. Mahalo!!
You, sir, are the Russel Crowe of gardening! Subbed! Love your channel
Thank you :)
You are, after all, the Russell Crowe of your garden rows!
Ricky Gervais of gardening?
The Garden Gladiator. Yes I am entertained.
RTORC78 lol
When I pruned my tomatoes I put the pruned branches in a solo cup with potting soil.in 7 days they were full of roots.i planted them an have many new plants.
Hi Nancy. Did you put those pruned branches in water or soil? Thanks for your help.
@@markpang8847 hi Mark.i put them in reg potting soil.they root very fast!
Mahalo Nancy. Wish me luck. 🤙
@@markpang8847 just be sure to keep them moist till they root. You'll be amazed!! Blessings!!
Mark Pang tip.
Put small amount of water soluble fertiliser in a container with water. Place the potted cutting in the water leaving an inch or two clearance for root growth.
If it gets cold use clear plastic wrap and a container large enough to support leaf growth under the plastic
Mark, I can't watch as often as I'd like, but I watch when I can. Every time I check in on you, I find that your channel has grown by leaps and bounds. Every time. I remember when you were questioning your YT presence at about 22k subs. Look at you now. I'm so proud of you!
Great info on tomatoes. My mouth was watering at the sight of those beautiful cherry toms. Have one for me. ~ Lisa
Wrote this long deliberate comment about how much appreciate channels with homesteading and self-sufficiency.. turned into a rant.
I guess all I really need to say is: Huge thanks for sharing, truly.
This channel is has been one of the best inspirations for my small family farm. Thank you, first of all for your service to your country (Vet here myself) and also for all that you do on your home and allowing all of us to see. I also have designed and built my raised beds gathering ideas from your designs and am hoping to build a tomato tunnel similar your gourdes. Thanks again !
G'day Tony and thank you for your service! I'm glad you've been able to get some ideas from my vids and adapt them to your own property. Best of luck with your tomato tunnel - it's a great way to grow them! Thanks for taking the time to say hello mate, cheers :)
Your videos feel so stable and refreshing. Not tons of editing, random clipping bits, or any of the nonsense of today's common. Just a long winded, in a good way, discussion on how you go about it. It's nice to click a video and know it's exactly what expected all the way through. The bit of knowledge I pick up here and there is a bonus on that. Good on you for being true to your community
2 things in life you cannot buy. True love and home grown tomatoes. Love the channel. Trying to keep the larger variety going in my poly-greenhouse, here in Ipswich, over winter
My cherry tomatoes are producing now and they’re delicious! I’ve been confused about pruning them and this video has really helped.
Cherry tomatoes are my favs!!
Lucky! The ground was too wet to do anything with until late May, so my first ones are still maturing. ♥ Cherry tomatoes!
Did you prune or not?
Pruning tomatoplants is my actual job. Good explaination. Love the channel.
Would you recommend pruning Sungold tomatoes? Ours have gotten massive and taken over our garden box.
I'm impressed
I just transplanted my tomato plant to get it away from a cactus but now all the leaves are looking sad... what should I do?!
@@Randemoller Awww,nobody answered you! I hope it survived! I'm no gardener of the world but I do have plants that somehow are okay,and I would say go over everyday and get close,then speak reassuringly and ever so lovingly tell it you will do all you can to make sure it has everything it ever needs to thrive beauitfully!
Hey it can't hurt!
Stacee Payne thanks I trimmed it a bit fed it and cut some parts off crossing my fingers!!
This is seriously one of my favorite channels on UA-cam currently! You do an amazing job. Thank you so much for your guidance and knowledge! Cheers from Washington state!
Thanks for the video Mark. I have 8 patio tomato plants and I don't want to mess them up! Your videos are all so informative and enjoyable, I'm happy I subscribed! Keep up the good work!
This was so useful. Right now I have 18 tomato plants in my garden, fingers crossed for a good crop. Thank you from the Netherlands.
What a great video! Not just informational, but high quality video/audio and expertly edited. Glad I came across this channel!
You have the best and most informative videos! I can’t thank you enough for all the wonderful information you provide, it has helped me out on numerous occasions. Please keep the videos coming, they are truly appreciated!
Watching from Canada, love your channel and I’m glad I subscribed. Thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you for subscribing to my channel Colleen! :)
Self Sufficient Me the pleasure is all mine...am learning a ton of valuable information. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience 🙏🏻
From Canada too. Love this channel as well. Never gardener before but starting a container garden this year.
Belynda Young great idea, think it behooves everyone to start their victory gardens too. Started last year and we are doubling our gardens next weekend. Can’t wait to get planting, so exciting to get growing! Good luck in your gardening efforts.
@@colleenmcintosh6974 Thanks. I am excited to get started too
Excellent. I like how easy it is to watch. You speak slowly and clearly and address concerns quickly. Subbed
Interesting. Very good info, I actually have to speed his videos up sometimes 1.25x-1.5x
Hello Vista profile pic, that's a throwback :)
I really love the markers you put on each different subject, thank you for the work you put into your videos!! So incredibly helpful
The pruning music is so dramatic I love it 4:45
When that beat kicked in I thought an ad had started running in another tab 😂
Great info, thank you!
LOL...
Another fantastic episode!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. I know I appreciate your advice very much.
Wish I had come across this video last week...before I massively pruned what turns out to be my determinate tomato plant 😭
I've been watching your videos for a while and you have got a dream garden dude! It's awesome.
Thanks Mark; another winner! I agree with your other fans; you're a treat to watch and learn from. Blessings to you and your family!🙏👵🌱💞👍👍
Thanks Melody and blessings to you also! :)
Great tips! Being a beginner this type of instructional videos are so helpful!
Your channel is super professional and informative, you're a great presenter. Helped me quite a bit over the past years!
I always get a smile watching you Mark! Get it on!
This is our first year with taking off the bottom branches...am excited to see how well it works.
I found a dozen tomato plants in the back lawn, growing via giving the dogs tomato as snacks. You inspired me to pot a couple and keep looking after them. So far so good! Hopefully I'll get some tasty fresh fruit one day :)
Good move! Hope they grow fruitful! Cheers :)
When I was a kid there was a Pizzeria near my Grandmother's house, they tossed veggies out the back door and tomatoes were popping up. With our hands we siblings dug some up and transplanted them in her back yard, the were very prodigious.
@@timan2039 that sounds like an awesome idea.
maby a bit late but tomatoes are toxic for dogs
@@bassy-xh1rk Nonsense.
Hello Mark, thanks for the concise info., despite my growing environment being the complete opposite from yours your channel has been entertaining, extremely informative, helpful, reassuring and has really been a massive help.
I absolutely love your practical advise towards plants, vegetables, fruits and so on, you are spot on every time. Being a native Floridian with our beautiful weather almost year round and a father that gave me a love for growing things. I thought I had a library's worth of knowledge when it came to gardening. Since I began to watch your channel I have realised maybe my knowledge isn't as vast as I thought it was..lol. I have learned so much, you are absolutely my go to person when I need help..I thank you for the information about that last tomato plant in this video. I'm currently growing 20 Sweet 100 tomatoes, the size of my tomatoes are very similar to the last tomato plant you spoke about, I believe you said it was a bush..mine are a vine and would grow over my second story home if I let them. I've never tasted a tomato so sweet as these.
I'm so glad you informed us not to prune too much off the bottom, I've been taking some of the very long leaves off the plants and keeping them off the soil. Now I know to let them get grow dense so that it protects these very small delicious tomatoes.
Thank you so much for all the help!
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Thankfully we have you for the important questions
Love your insight Mark. Thanks. Have a wonderful day..!!
Your garden is brilliant. I like how you laid everything out, really maximized the space.
You're such an awesome human being, Mark! Thank you for your willingness to share your vast knowledge!
Love your videos!!! I feel this covers it all in pruning!! Awesome jobs! 👍
This is my favorite new channel. You're approaching this scientifically for the benefit of the rest of us gardeners. As a first-time 🍅 plant grower (on my apartment balcony), I greatly appreciate your efforts. Subscribed!
Snap! I only have a balcony and I'm trying tomatoes this year. How did you get on?
@@tonystephengrayson hey! They ended up getting blossom end rot but a few were viable and they tasted very good. I would do a sweeter variety than San Marzano next time though. The other plants (peppers, strawberries, herbs) did great! I recommend some kind of mulch if you're in a dry climate. In Colorado, mine just CHUGGED water twice a day.
Edit: definitely get a tomato cage cone thing!
@@musa2775 thanks for replying. I'm trying sun gold, and rubylicious. Also tumbling tom. Throwing myself in the deep end i know🤣 I'll be caging 2 and growing 2 as single cordons to see the difference. I live in London, so the weather is hit and miss. I will definitely use mulch👍
I found your video really clear and easy to understand and I will put all your tips into action tomorrow. Thank you for this! You have a great way of explaining things. All the best from Suffolk UK.
Been watching your channel for a while now. You are very thorough with everything. Thank you.
Oh I just love listening to you I wish I was your neighbor I absolutely love your garden it's beautiful and you are so knowledgeable thank you for sharing with us
Thank you Beverly! :)
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I had a great harvest prunning my tomatoes... greetings from Brazil!
Lovely, thank you so much. Great clarification! I am growing my first veggie garden in years, and have one big tomato and one black cherry tomato, can't wait!
Love the channel don’t ever stop good tomato advice. -Joseph from Vermont, USA
A couple of my friends and myself are so addicted to your channel :)
Thanks! I appreciate your support and enthusiasm - it encourages and inspires me to create more vids. Cheers :)
I just had the most delicious little snack cucumber from my garden, just ate it right from the plant. :D And watching your video makes me even more happy. :)
Nothing better than right off the plant into the mouth! YUM :)
This was awesome! I always prune the deceased and lower branches, but other than that I just let them go crazy! I always thought I was doing something wrong, but I didn't want to over prune and miss out on fruit. This made me feel so much better! Thanks!
I am a beginner gardener and your videos are very helpful!
Mark ...
Great video. Though I don't have tomatoes this year ...I have had them in the past. I agree 100% Determinate should be left alone. Though the pruning at least a foot from the base is always a good idea to keep dessease at bay.
Always enjoy watching your channel.
Thanks Eric for your input and experience! Cheers mate :)
I have a garden myself I find your video
Very helpful
Thank you and all the best with your garden! :)
Been watching for about 2 years now and every video I watch you get a "like" immediately. Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom!
Thank you buddy !!🤠👍 Great advice for us you tube people! Love your garden advice video's!! Take care!! Kind regards!! From Ron !! Tasmania Australia!
I watch everyone of your videos. I also live in SE QLD and so all your videos are relevant to me and my gardening. The thing I would love is (perhaps) a weekly video, or list of what vegies you are planting, so I can have an idea of what is great to plant and when. Ta Mark
Yes please, what to plant when would be awesome 👌
Let's get into it!
Thank you for posting! Your videos have been very helpful as I start my square foot gardening!
Just what I was looking for. My cherry tomato plants are going crazy. Wasn't sure whether to prune or not. You've answered my question in this video. Great work. My daughter in law told me about your site and very glad she did. Subscribed.
Thanks Mark! I’m growing my first veggie patch because of your videos :) I’ve grown tommy toe tomatoes and am about to go and prune the small suckers off.
I just pulled an old dresser out of the trash. I'm going to convert it into a raised bed. Even if it only lasts 2-3 season, that's ok with me. Besides, it was FREE!!
I don't always prune my tomatoes, but when I do, I have a dubstep kick it off. Another great vid!
Hey just wanted to say thanks for all of your informative videos I love your channel
Very helpful as always. I've grown tomatoes "by the seat of my pants" in the past. They turned out pretty good but this year I decided to learn more about how to grow them better. Thanks so much!
This was so helpful, Mark. Thanks for sharing your great gardening adventure with us. Absolutely love your channel! Your comments about the cherry tomato bush intrigued me and I wondered, could you share the name of the specific variety you showed us that was wonderfully cascading down?
I think he called it a rootstock tomato.
You remind me so much of Russell crowe except your videos are better. keep up the great work.
Thank you! Imagine if the real Crowe did a few UA-cam gardening vids - I'd say they'd be pretty epic lol... Cheers :)
I do enjoy your videos and learn a lot from you. Please keep them coming
Great video. So glad we found you. Starting our first vegetable garden this year.
Just put my cherry tomatoes in the ground today, thanks for all the tips! Maybe the best gardening channel on UA-cam.
Watching from Massachusetts, USA. I LOVE your tomato set-up! Easy harvesting/No stooping,...new sub!
I'm a keen stand-up gardener, thank you :)
Do you plant tomatoes in the same beds every year? What about soil diseases?
Man, The action music when you were pruning the tomato plants had so much suspense! Thank you for for such an action packed video. I learned lots. Before my path to tomato growing had no potential. Now I have enough confidence to become a tomato grower.
Thanks for sharing your expertise. Very helpful.
I was just looking at my huge bushy tomatoes thinking "should I prune them?" Thank you!
Thanks Mark. Top stuff. I needed to see this. I have half dozen tomato plants in my backyard that I've made a few mistakes with, that are growing quite well despite my stuff ups. Yours is the help I needed. Cheers
Great stuff Helen all the best for a top harvest then! Cheers :)
Great show. Wonderful tips.
Great informative video Mark. Thank you .
I have a few indeterminate money maker tomatoes, I'd like to see "how" you do some pruning of your ones mark, make for another awesome video of yours I get to watch!! Keep up the great work mate, loving your channel!!!!
Thanks for the info, very helpful. Last year I pruned my cherry tomato plants and I didn't get much tomatoes at all. This year, I will not prune my cherry tomato plants.
I been pruning all my tomatoes plants and this morning i did it again now after watching the video i wish i didnt prune my cherries tomatoes
I was just thinking about this the other day, so thanks so much for giving me my answer! :) Always good stuff here, thank you
I really enjoy your videos, they good for my soul, and they have got to become a vegetable gardner in the middle of a busy city. I make it work . thank for your videos, great work
thank you for your UA-cam page, now i have a garden that i can eat from.
Excellent stuff! Good on you and thank you :)
How cool would it be to work for this guy 👍👍💪💪✊✊😁😁
Thank you so much from Scotland. I’m a noobie Gardner and I’m learning so much.
Well done Mark very helpful keep on making these videos
big discussion with my daughter....her husband....and me... cant wait to see this...….
1:26 wow, you forgot to edit out your superhero swish movement.
LOL - oh no... my secret is out! :)
Mark you are the best! Love your energy and channel
Thank you for passing on your knowledge. So useful for the inexperienced.
Very interesting. Good video
Not just the indeterminate, I noticed you pruned the beard and hair too. 😛
I noticed too. Lol
LOL yes I did...
Thought i was on the wrong channel
Great information. Thanks for doing these videos
Superb as always! It's great to see different varieties and your Green Giant garden. Thanks Mark!
Thank you :)
That was very helpful! I make Tomato Jam, which is really a sort of chutney, but puts ketchup absolutely to shame. I use half sauce tomatoes for body and half small cherry tomatoes to give it a chunky texture.
Your mention that cherry tomatoes are the original variety answered a question for me. Up until less than two hundred years ago, many people didn't think tomatoes were edible and grew them as "ornamental" garden plants. I always wondered what was attractive about big over ripe tomatoes rotting in the garden but it seems likely that they growing cherry tomato plants with clusters of small fruit that would have been much prettier to look at and at least a little bit less messy. I always learn something from you vids!
It's pretty uncommon hearing the word chutney from an American,have you visited India by any chance lol
@@Eulogy1613 No. LOL! I would *love* to visit India. I'm just a n amateur gourmet cook with very eclectic tastes.
@@brucetidwell7715 oh alr haha,you have been on yt for a pretty long time. +1 sub
@@Eulogy1613 Yeah, I spend too much time on YT. Thanks for the follow! I hope I can actually start posting videos in the next year or so.
@@brucetidwell7715 I see,good luck with your yt channel :)
Very informative. Thank you. Should you use tomato dust ?
Thank you! I don't use the dusts but there may be organic types that work ok and are pretty safe. I do use an eco-organic fungicide (bicarbonate based) to help prevent disease. Cheers :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Loving your videos mark. I threw some cherry tomatoes around a building site and forgot. a few months later, we discovered plants growing well with succulent red cherry tomatoes on them - without any help, watering, pruning or nurturing from anyone. You’ve explained that mystery now!
I was gonna google this topic today! mindreader
Same.
The red currant tomatoes are the ones my cickens like the best. I have two of these just for them.
Oh, I bet your hens love them! Cheers :)
my red currant tomato is the most disease-prone plant I've ever grown. Never had early blight before it. But the production is impressive.
Awesome video man.
Great vid mate, am learning a lot from you and my garden yield is benefiting! 👏