That year I was using just bamboo poles but now I have change my method again. I have over 70 tomato plants and am using the Florida Weave method. Cages are too expensive with so many plants and the poles just don't support the heavy plants full of wonderful tomato's well enough.
I have yet again started using a different staking method. That year I was using just bamboo poles. Now I have over 70 tomato's and now I am using the Florida Weave method. With the number I am growing it is easier and less expensive that cages and works much better that individual poles.
I like the "Def Leppard" Live @ Sheffield shirt your wearing...Bet most folks didn't catch that...I had 7 ft. tall Brandywines growing last year in S.E Az desert..This year,I have CHICKENS! that have been cruising the garden bed all winter...I I know it can burn...I've been careful.
Suckers do not take nutrients away from the plant, they add nutrients to the plant. Suckers are just like other branches & leaves, they produce energy for the plant. If what you say is true, when you take a cutting & plant it, it would die being seperated from the plant; yet it grows. How? Because it produces it's own nutrients just like the rest of the plant, via photosynthesis. Your yield in pounds and number of tomatoes will be larger if you leave the plant alone.
@sersame I suspect pruning the suckers is like pruning apple blossoms on an apple tree. If you don't prune you get a large number of small apples, if you DO prune, you get less count but much larger fruits.
@bradkrit Thats right Brad. I have done it both ways (prunning suckers vs. not) and get much better tomato's when removing the suckers. I don't know....just my personal experiences. Maybe Sersame has had different experience with his.
@bradkrit Thats right Brad. I have done it both ways (prunning suckers vs. not) and get much better tomato's when removing the suckers. I don't know....just my personal experiences. Maybe Sersame has had different experience with his. But the only master gardeners I know (which is only 2) both say I should pinch the suckers.
@sersame I'm with you...I'm NOT going to prune any suckers from my Brandywine Red tomato plants and leave it the way nature intended it. Why do stupid people insist on denuding their tomato plants of suckers and leaves and expose the tomatoes to hot/scorching sunlight that may ruin the fruit? I'm sure that nature put those suckers & leaves on tomato plants for a very good reason and (like you) I'm going to leave it alone. Your theory about photosynthesis sounds credible to me. Thanx 4 the tip!
@MegaTmarshall Just a word about the sucker issue. I am changing my views around a bit. Not only on suckers but in the entire growing process. I have started working towards changing all of my growing towards a permaculture system. No more rows and no more dig. The sucker issue kind of falls into this because the permaculture concept is to duplicate what nature does and "rev" that up. In wild tomatoes, noone comes by and picks off suckers. You are right about that.
@oldetownmusic I have not pruned suckers & leaves from my BW tomatoes this year. So far I have an abundance of flowers that are in excess of the predictable yield for a mature plant. My BW's are currently 5-6 ft tall with more room to grow. Possibly the fruits may be smaller but the plants may yield more fruit by weight in the long run. The final outcome of the experiment remains to be seen. I also wonder if there will be an improvement in the quality & flavour if left all natural. Worth a try!
Everything usually says 6 to 8 feet but mine have grown way taller than that. I keep the tops pinched and remove any non-flowering shoots and mine are still between 8 and 10 feet. They are huge. The payoff is awsome though - they are the tastiest of maters in my oppinion.
Nice video man, ill make sure to to take most of the suckers off.
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godscreat0r 9 months ago
That year I was using just bamboo poles but now I have change my method again. I have over 70 tomato plants and am using the Florida Weave method. Cages are too expensive with so many plants and the poles just don't support the heavy plants full of wonderful tomato's well enough.
oldetownmusic 9 months ago
I have yet again started using a different staking method. That year I was using just bamboo poles. Now I have over 70 tomato's and now I am using the Florida Weave method. With the number I am growing it is easier and less expensive that cages and works much better that individual poles.
oldetownmusic 9 months ago
What staking method are you using? Just a long pole? My plants are about a foot high now, I gotta put something in soon!
bradkrit 9 months ago
I like the "Def Leppard" Live @ Sheffield shirt your wearing...Bet most folks didn't catch that...I had 7 ft. tall Brandywines growing last year in S.E Az desert..This year,I have CHICKENS! that have been cruising the garden bed all winter...I I know it can burn...I've been careful.
DesertDigger1 11 months ago
@DesertDigger1 Thanks :) I have chickens now too and thank them everyday for their contributions to the compost!!
oldetownmusic 9 months ago
Suckers do not take nutrients away from the plant, they add nutrients to the plant. Suckers are just like other branches & leaves, they produce energy for the plant. If what you say is true, when you take a cutting & plant it, it would die being seperated from the plant; yet it grows. How? Because it produces it's own nutrients just like the rest of the plant, via photosynthesis. Your yield in pounds and number of tomatoes will be larger if you leave the plant alone.
sersame 1 year ago 5
@sersame I suspect pruning the suckers is like pruning apple blossoms on an apple tree. If you don't prune you get a large number of small apples, if you DO prune, you get less count but much larger fruits.
bradkrit 1 year ago
@bradkrit This is true what you say. But, by not pruning, even though you get somewhat smaller tomatoes, your total yield in weight is higher.
sersame 1 year ago
@bradkrit Thats right Brad. I have done it both ways (prunning suckers vs. not) and get much better tomato's when removing the suckers. I don't know....just my personal experiences. Maybe Sersame has had different experience with his.
oldetownmusic 9 months ago
@bradkrit Thats right Brad. I have done it both ways (prunning suckers vs. not) and get much better tomato's when removing the suckers. I don't know....just my personal experiences. Maybe Sersame has had different experience with his. But the only master gardeners I know (which is only 2) both say I should pinch the suckers.
oldetownmusic 9 months ago
@sersame I'm with you...I'm NOT going to prune any suckers from my Brandywine Red tomato plants and leave it the way nature intended it. Why do stupid people insist on denuding their tomato plants of suckers and leaves and expose the tomatoes to hot/scorching sunlight that may ruin the fruit? I'm sure that nature put those suckers & leaves on tomato plants for a very good reason and (like you) I'm going to leave it alone. Your theory about photosynthesis sounds credible to me. Thanx 4 the tip!
MegaTmarshall 8 months ago
@MegaTmarshall Just a word about the sucker issue. I am changing my views around a bit. Not only on suckers but in the entire growing process. I have started working towards changing all of my growing towards a permaculture system. No more rows and no more dig. The sucker issue kind of falls into this because the permaculture concept is to duplicate what nature does and "rev" that up. In wild tomatoes, noone comes by and picks off suckers. You are right about that.
oldetownmusic 7 months ago
@oldetownmusic I have not pruned suckers & leaves from my BW tomatoes this year. So far I have an abundance of flowers that are in excess of the predictable yield for a mature plant. My BW's are currently 5-6 ft tall with more room to grow. Possibly the fruits may be smaller but the plants may yield more fruit by weight in the long run. The final outcome of the experiment remains to be seen. I also wonder if there will be an improvement in the quality & flavour if left all natural. Worth a try!
MegaTmarshall 7 months ago
Awesome info, awesome music!
StarkFelinity 1 year ago
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Zeldagamerz 1 year ago
What,no sativa,or indica type tomato's ?No real gardener grows without these type.You call yourself an authority on gardening.PAH-LEEEZZEEE !
demmylowther 1 year ago
thanks for the info
Love the music
zoocosmic 1 year ago
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Zeldagamerz 1 year ago
I like the video about the pruning, but I Love the music part even more...Keep Making videos please...Good Job!
Farpo123 1 year ago
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Zeldagamerz 1 year ago
someone is smoking a joint behind the camera :-)
colinf94404 1 year ago
Good to know. Gosh, Brandy wine grows tall.
4sakes 2 years ago
Everything usually says 6 to 8 feet but mine have grown way taller than that. I keep the tops pinched and remove any non-flowering shoots and mine are still between 8 and 10 feet. They are huge. The payoff is awsome though - they are the tastiest of maters in my oppinion.
oldetownmusic 2 years ago