Why do successful gardeners recommend Do not pinch Tomatoes. Let's try to figure it out together

Surely many have heard from familiar gardeners that tomatoes do not require pinching. But what does it mean? That stepchildren do not form at all or that they harm the plant? Let's figure it out.

Stepsons are formed in absolutely all varieties. Whether it is undersized "Pink Honey" or tall "Kazachka". It is precisely about the fact that you do not need to pinch the tomatoes yourself. I do not quite agree with this, now I will explain why.

Indeed, there are varieties of tomatoes from which stepchildren recommend picking. This is written on the seed labels. But experienced gardeners came to the conclusion that, apart from an aesthetic component, cutting off shoots (only some varieties!) Is of no benefit. This only reduces the amount of the crop.

If you are planting tomatoes for beauty, which I very much doubt, then the stepsons should really be cut off. But if you need them for food and pickling, then why deprive yourself of the harvest?

The only place where you definitely need to pinch tomatoes is in greenhouses. The place there is limited and without this procedure the plants will be cramped, which will lead to an even greater loss of yield.

Which tomatoes cannot be pinned?

It is better not to touch the determinant varieties. These are undersized tomatoes, the growth of the main stem of which is stopped by a fruiting whip. If you accidentally pull off the wrong thing, you can lose the tomatoes altogether.

Again, it all depends on the place of their growth. If your tomatoes grow in a greenhouse and you see that they are already cramped, then pinching is a necessary measure that cannot be avoided. It is better not to touch them on purpose.

Which tomatoes still require pinching?

There are a lot of varieties and it is impossible to drive everyone under the same brush. So many hybrids appear every year and each has some kind of new feature.

Even experienced gardeners recommend pinching indeterminate varieties. These are tall plants, and if you do not remove some side shoots, then they grow to the size of Jupiter and harm themselves with their own shoots.

If you yourself are doing this for the first time, then first carefully study the pinning schemes. One wrong move and the bush will no longer bear fruit.

Summarize. We take only tall varieties, or those who are cramped in the greenhouse. It is better not to touch the undersized ones at all. We do everything neatly and according to schemes, without amateur performance. Have a good harvest everyone!