Aphids on tomato plants are the bane of many a gardener’s existence. While these tiny bugs may look fairly innocuous, tomato ...

Hooray for tomato growing season! Getting the literal fruits of your garden labor is always so satisfying. While growing the ...

Entire plants may begin to die — but it is possible to start new tomato plants from cuttings/suckers to produce a fall crop. On tomatoes, suckers are found in the axil of the stems.

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Leaving these leaves in place will make your tomato plant vulnerable and may simply look messy. You also want to make sure you are catching and removing those suckers that will continue to sprout ...

It’s far too late in the year to plant more tomato seedlings. Or is it? One reader’s advice is to turn those pruned “suckers” into new tomato plants. And that’s what I’m working on ...

To prune or not to prune tomatoes, that is a question that backyard tomato growers need to answer for themselves. Growing ...

I don’t care how you prune your tomato plants. But if you prune them, the suckers present an interesting opportunity. New plants. One more weird thing about tomato plants is that they can create ...

As the summer progresses, prune your tomatoes. The suckers that develop after the plant is mature are usually weak and they do not produce very large or healthy tomatoes. Remove the suckers to ...

James recommends removing and snapping off young suckers from the main stem of a tomato plant. A tomato plant with only one top will experience significantly less stress, leading to improved fruit ...