Uh-oh....I see vines in serious need of trimming...more trimming = more fruit. Less trimming = more vines...
I get your point. My approach to tomatoes is probably similar to @bigpawbullets. I've tried trimming, but they produce as much if I don't trim, so I don't trim them.
Lawn mowed... when the sun sets enough for the tomato forest to be shaded... I'll attempt to "sucker" them. I'll provide pics for your enjoyment.
@AstralSmoke Do your research. They don't produce as large a fruit...and the ones produced are more disease-prone. Yes you'll get more numbers...but again, they'll be smaller (proven fact) and more disease prone, and pest-infested.
So, @robecology & @astralsmoke :
How's about I trim half the plants and leave the rest as-is. Then compare productivity.
@bigpawbullets I wouldn't know what to do with more tomatoes.
@AstralSmoke
We make up tomato sauces and freeze them. Great for chili, spaghetti, etc....
@bigpawbullets Now you're talking!
@Robecology
First pass through the tomato forest. 2 five gallon buckets of leaf branches with no flowers or tomatoes trimmed. Unable to differentiate between plants from up in the canopy so all are potentially getting trimmed.
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