Master Tomato Pruning with a World Record Tomato Grower! Organic Gardening Tips & Advice!

A World Record Gardener’s Complete Tomato Pruning Tutorial! Discover the ultimate guide to tomato pruning with insights from a world record tomato grower! This comprehensive tutorial is packed with invaluable tips on:
🍅 Tomato types
🌿 Pruning techniques
🌱 Trellising considerations
🌞 Other essential growing tips and advice

Learn how to prune your tomatoes for maximum plant health, optimal production, and easy harvesting. Unlock the secrets to achieving the highest yield and best nutrition from your tomato plants!

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00:00:41:55 Understanding Types Of Tomato Plant
00:01:00:15 Should I Prune Determinate Type Tomatoes?
00:01:14:58 Pruning Indeterminate Type Tomatoes
00:02:39:59 Single Leader Pruning Tips
00:02:54:06 Double Leader Pruning Tips
00:03:53:26 Pruning Ground Contact Foliage
00:04:21:27 Protection From Rain Bounce Soil Splatter
00:04:53:21 More Determinate Tomato Tips
00:05:13:48 Why We Don’t Grow Determinate Type Tomatoes
00:05:27:25 Advantages Of Determinate Types

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@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

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PREFERRED 50 Watt High Output Heat Mat – https://amzn.to/3v3N4Sg (Other 20Watt heat mats only increase temperature 10 – 20F degrees above ambient air & ARE NOT thermostatically controlled. Won't work well in cold garage either, for example)

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@chriskeaton603
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Nice

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@jareduxr
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

I’ve watched a video on this before from someone else but your video truly taught me in a way I won’t forget. Thank you!

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@khartoumist1031
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Helpful tip: collect your suckers and throw them into your tomato sauce before simmering. And fish em out before serving. They're packed with really intense, vegetal flavor that's super good. Same goes for any/all leaves you can spare from the plant

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@alanjackson4957
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Does the second leader on a two leader system start out as a sucker?

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@OldManOfTheSee
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Always enjoy the knowledge y'all share and the way y'all bring us into the family almost in the video.

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@shaniquawilliams5230
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Awesome video

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@lers4201
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Thank you. Clearly explained.

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@Hoagie43
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Thanks for all this helpful info! Gonna go prune some suckers on my wife’s plants right now! Very curious what camera you’re using, the image quality is beautiful. Thanks!

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@donreding314
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

I thought a sucker was someone that voted for Joe Biden

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@jackiemasek8302
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

If you want big tomatoes then take the suckers off. If you want a lot of tomatoes then leave them on.

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@TravelingDude18
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

What is a sucker and why do you want to remove them?

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@jakeg4070
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

First year planting lots of tomatoes. I thought I was keeping up cutting the suckers. They are everywhere and now I have a wild tomato patch.

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@anthonyvharris
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

So for the double leader. If I understand correctly you allow one sucker to grow as well as the main stem?

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@JstcountryGirl
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

QUESTION: I'm a brand new gardener. Can I put dead squash & cucumber leaves that have leaf miner trails on them in my compost pile. I know some things that have disease shouldn't be put in the pile but I wasn't sure about these… Thanks!!

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@RonWilliams-Hoodle
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Outstanding videos, gentlemen!
Luke, I'm curious how many varieties your dad grows?
What are his favorites to grow for production in your area?

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@fanijapanovska2884
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

This is my third year of gardening and im still learning, i live in Belgium, we had horrible spring with 2 months of constant rain and very low temperatures, add on top of it slug invasion, i felt i was going to lose my crops. But watching channels like yours i managed to save everything .Your garden is amazing, i love your channel and i'm obsessed with your tomato trellis, i will try and make one just like yours next year. Thank you for all the tips and advice you've given us,wish you all the best! Greeting from the cold and humid Belgium.

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@acarter9277
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

I have another question: suppose you are growing a variety that can get 1lb +, or even 2lb + but you get a fruit that weighs say 10-12 oz. Is it not a good idea to save seed from a runted fruit? Can 'runt' genes carry, even if its weather stress that causes the runts?

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@acarter9277
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

Frankly I don't prune suckers unless I want to control the size of the plant. I have a question: is good or bad to prune ALL the suckers when trying for a monster fruit? I pruned a lot on my Westerlund to get the 2lb fruit but I don't think I got em all. 🤔

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@steelersmc
May 31, 2025 @ 5:19 pm

My tomato plants are showing leaf curl . The leafs are in good condition otherwise. The leaves are even curled in the morning after a rain. (Less but still apparent) . I have drip irrigation so im somewhat confident its not related to water. I made new raised beds for them this year and im thinking i may have made a mistake. The beds are only 2' wide and are 16" tall, I used barn metal for the sides. Im thinking my soil may be too hot. (82° at 12" deep). Could that be my issue.

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