by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Topping just means cutting off the growing tip of a tomato plant. I'll be honest with you about what it does and doesn't do: it's genuinely useful for two things — keeping tall indeterminate plants from outgrowing … [Read more...]
Topping Tomato Plants Pros and Cons, Fully Explained
by Jennifer Poindexter Have you ever heard of gardeners topping their tomatoes? This has been a long-running discussion in our family about whether this is a good idea or not. My husband comes from a long line of gardeners. They have green thumbs and pride themselves on the … [Read more...]