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Taming your tomato plants

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 8:33am

Pruning your tomato plant can lead to bigger fruit. Photo by Janna Siller

Pruning tomato plants can lead to bigger fruit and plants that are less susceptible to diseases like early blight and septoria leaf spot. 

The process is relatively simple once you understand how the plant is growing. And it can actually be pretty fun, after you get over the discomfort of removing some of the growth your plants have worked so hard to put on. 

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