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I'mXI Xiaochu who grows vegetables
What I want to share today is about growing tomatoes
There are two main aspects of tomato content
One is how to prune tomatoes
Proper pruning is not a waste of nutrients
The fruit is large and good
The other is how to use the cuttings to plant more tomatoes
Turn a tomato plant into a lot of tomatoes
And there's more tomatoes than you can eat
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First we prune the tomatoes
Before the pruning
First, I'd like to tell you when the tomatoes start to be pruned
Time to prune the tomatoes
I'm usually very specific
Usually before flowering
I don't do any trimming of them
Because I want it to grow
More leaves for photosynthesis
Because enough photosynthesis can make more nutrients
In favor of the growth of tomatoes
And when the tomatoes start to bloom
That means it's going into reproductive growth
More nutrients will be consumed at this time
In order to ensure an adequate supply of nutrients
So this is the time to start trimming
Tell me when to trim
We'll see how to prune it
Before you start pruning a tomato
You have to figure one thing out
That's what kind of tomato it is
We usually grow a wide variety of tomatoes
But by type
There are two main categories
One is called determinate tomatoes
determinate tomatoes
It's indeterminate tomatoes
ndeterminate tomatoes
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These two types of tomatoes
As a result of the growth and the form of fruiting are completely different
So you have to treat pruning differently
Therefore
Before the pruning
I need to introduce
The difference between the two determinate tomatoes and indeterminate tomatoes
Let me first give you a brief introduction to determinate tomatoes
determinate tomatoes usually have a fixed ripe size
When a plant grows to a certain size
The first fruits will be produced
Usually the fruits ripen together
The earliest and the latest fruits are no more than two weeks apart
Once the first fruits are ripe
The vitality of the whole plant will begin to wane
And hardly any new fruit will emerge
This kind of deterministic tomato
They are often called bush tomatoes
They have a certain height
Most definitive tomatoes are no more than a metre high
Grow to a certain extent
And when the first fruits are ripe
This kind of tomato won't grow any more
So when we're harvest the fruits
And you can pull out the tomatoes
Therefore
For this type of tomato，except removing suckers
you don't need to trim more
Because they stop growing by themselves
And what we need to prune
It's indeterminate tomatoes
The biggest difference between a determinate tomato and an indeterminate tomato
It is the indeterminate tomato is vining tomato
And the determinate tomato just said it was a bush tomatoe
Indeterminate tomatoes will grow throughout the growing season
It keeps growing
And it keeps blooming and fruiting
They grow for a long time
It takes a long time to produce fruitx
Belonging to a continuous output
Due to the long growing time
Indeterminate tomatoes grow to between 1.8 and 3 meters
Even higher
So these tomatoes need to be supported by strong brackets
That's why they call it vine tomatoes
This kind of tomato needs pruning
Used to control its exuberant growth
Reduce the consumption of nutrition
Thereby improving the quality of the fruit
Get to know the above
Let's put it into practice right now
See how indeterminate tomatoes are pruned
Let's take a look at the three pots I trimmed this time
These three pots are tomato seedlings that I bought a month ago
Soon it began to blossom and bear fruit
All three pot sare indeterminate tomatoes
But they are different species
The one on the left
The tallest one is a black cherry
The fruit is like cherry size
It's black and red
This seedling has grown very tall now
It's almost a meter
There are three layers flowers
The bottom layer is already making fruit
It's late to prune this tomato
Because I was busy a while ago
So the tomato hasn't been pruned
When people start to prune
Don't start so late like I did
Try to start pruning when the first blooms appear
The order in which the tomatoes are pruned is basically three steps
Watch from the bottom up
Step 1
See if there are dead branches and yellow leaves
If there is one
Get rid of these bad dead branches and yellow leaves
This one doesn't have
So we're going straight to step two
Step 2
Identify the main branch
Cut off other lateral branches that emerge from the base of the root or main branch
Don't throw away these cut side branches
We can use them for cutting later
Step 3
Remove the suckerss that consume the nutrients
What is suckers？
It grows between the main vine and its branches and leaves
Small branches
Usually this is the second coming of the shoot
This shoot forms an angle of 45 degrees with the main vine
Close range
Look at the branches that come out of the main vine
Although this branch can also bear fruit
But it consumes a lot of nutrients
Affect the growth of the main vine
So it's usually removed when it's very young
After all three steps have been cut, look at the effect
This is after the first pruning
As the tomatoes continue to grow
There will also continue to be suckers and yellow leaves emanating from the bottom
So from the beginning of the first pruning
Cut it again every week or two
Now let's do the same thing
And trim the rest of these two
The two varieties were sauce maker and granny's throwing
These two are just beginning to bloom
No fruit yet
It's the perfect time to prune
Step 1
Cut off the yellow leaves
Step 2
Lateral branchlets with roots very close out are removed
In that third step, the suckers are remove
Trimming
All right
Look at what these three tomatoes look like after pruning
If it's a lot cooler
Because of the indeterminate tomatoes
It can grow up to 2 to 3 meters high
So if the height of the trellis is limited
Flowers and fruits can grow to more than four or five layers
Consider topping
If the trelies is high enough
and conditions permit
The soil is fertile
No nutritional deficiencies
Then it's okay without topping
They can come out one by one
Until the temperature drops to 15 c
Because I only have one for each breed
So I'm going to use the cuttings
Use them to grow more tomato plants
So I can have a lot of tomato plants
And I'm going to show you
The Cutting Method of Changing One to More plants
These are all the cuttings
The first step in cutting is to pick and trim these branches
Selected cuttings
Choose a length of 15 to 20 centimeters
The long part needs to be cut off
Like this one is very strong and very long
It can be cut in half from the middle into two cuttings
The cut at the bottom should preferably be beveled
This is good for absorbing water
There is a bud on the top of this one
The buds must be cut off
To avoid consuming nutrients
Don't leave too many leaves
Most of it has to be cut off
Just leave two pieces like this and you're almost there
Pruned branches
I like to let them grow new roots in a water glass
Some people leave out this step and stick it in the soil
In fact, that would be fine
But the survival rate in the water is higher
Can also save a lot of flowerpot
Such branches are soaked in water
About ten days to two weeks
Them will have a lot of whiskers
In the meantime, if the water is running low or cloudy
Pay attention to adding and changing water
Put it at a temperature of over twenty degrees centigrade
It is the fastest to grow roots
Let's see how the roots take root after two needles
Most of the branches in this cup have sprouted roots
There are many and long
Some are less
The thicker the roots, the more they grew
This cup is of the black cherry variety
Under the same environmental conditions
This sauce maker is not so good
Because this one was cut out
No big branches are thinner than small ones
Not only did it not take root
Even the leaves were yellow
These two culled seeds cannot be cut
Look at granny's throwing
There are four branches
Three of them took root
A branch that has not taken root now will be eliminated
With roots, let's stick them in the soil
It is important to pay attention to two points when cutting tomato branches
The first is that there is no need to fertilize
As there is still too little need for roots
Fertilization will increase the burden of cuttings
Wait until a new leaf has been released
Use a small amount of thin liquid fertilizer
The second point is to water them frequently
Keep the soil moist
Depending on the planting conditions
Try to water it once a day
Or water it every other day
Anyway
Don't let the soil dry
Until some new leaves grow out and return to normal watering
Tomato
Such beautiful, delicious and nutritious fruits and vegetables
It really is
Every family garden is a must for organic vegetable garden
Believe the people who love growing vegetables
in a vegetable garden or flower pot on balcony.
There must be a variety of tomatoes
And hopefully this video will help you
Grow tomatoes better
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