Don't rush to pick the leaves! Tomatoes became tastier - listened to the advice of an agronomist

I live in Kursk

This advice is especially dear to me. Because many bloggers confidently said the opposite. In their experience, you need to pick and remove tomato leaves. Half-bald bushes were in fashion.

The leaves, they say, have worked out, the sun is shaded, they interfere with airing, they catch diseases. They also pull off nutrients. And the precious moisture evaporates.

But the agronomist said wrong

He partially, as it were, read my thoughts: "Tomatoes need leaves." And he added: "Start to remove the leaves only when the first tomato starts to blush.".

He explained that the lower leaves, up to the first brush, nourish the root system. The breadwinners of each brush are above it. And what to clean? The strength of the roots? Or suppliers?

I realized

Thanks to this simple advice, I have a complete picture about growing tomatoes. And they tasted better.

• At first, the root system works more.
• And when the leaves gain strength, they begin to work for the good of the bush, much more than the roots. 90% of the work is done by the sheet apparatus.
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• If the leaves are removed, the fruits do their work.

The later we make the tomatoes do the work of the leaves, the fuller they will be poured. Remember why there are so many complaints about early tomatoes? They don't have time to pick up the taste.

I checked that if early tomatoes ripen longer for a number of reasons, they are much tastier than early ripening of the same variety.

It happens that the lower leaves fall off by themselves. At the same time, they give all their reserves to the plant. And if they were torn off?

And the last thing about the "excess" evaporation of moisture from the leaves. It is healthy breathing, self-regulation, just like our skin breathes. The tomato bush knows better what he needs and what not, believe me.

It's another matter if it is necessary to accelerate ripening, or if there is a danger of fungal and bacterial diseases. And you shouldn't touch the leaves unnecessarily.

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