Okay, so there are a lot of things you’re supposed to prune: fruit trees, rose bushes, but tomatoes?! I had no idea. But there was a lot I never knew about gardening. And obviously, after seeing how large and in charge my garden is now (click HERE if you missed last week’s post) I’m a believer in ANYTHING Belinda tells me to do to have a successful garden. Pruning your tomatoes actually help produce more fruit (just like any pruning) and helps to grow up a vertical trellis. So GREAT! She has also thrown in some great tips on how to feed your plants in the hot Summer months.
PRUNING TOMATO PLANTS
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Day One: Basics of Square Foot Gardening
Day Two: Secrets for Planning a Successful Garden
Day Three: The Boxes! Learn how to make them, buy them, and some secret benefits!
Day Four: Mixing Your Soil: Mel’s Mix!
Day Five: Composting-learn everything you need to know about efficient and effective composting
Day Six: Watering
Day Seven: Seeds with bonus videos on how to start your seeds indoors!
Day Eight: Planting!
Harvesting Spinach with out the Grit!
Growing with the vertical trellis
See what Belinda did in my own yard!
Gardening Fun for Kids
How to Strengthen Your Plants
Knowing when it is a weed
How to organize seeds and planting
Belinda talks her Favorite Herbs
BEFORE and AFTER of my garden after Belinda’s help!
I have been planning to start a garden for ages and I think I will finally be able to do so this year. Tomatoes are on my list of produce to plant and like you I also had no clue they were supposed to be pruned. Cheers for the heads-up!