Q: Should tomato plants be suckered at the first sight of blooms? If so, why and how is this done?
A: Pruning is the selective removal of "suckers", those sideshoots that grow from the crotch above a leaf branch. If these are not removed, each sucker will become a main stem with flowers, fruit and even more suckers. By pruning tomatoes, you are reducing some of the potential fruit the plant could produce. Rather than a plant producing 80 fruit, a pruned plant may produce only 40. Since there are fewer fruit each will weigh more. This doesn't mean that a cherry sized fruit will turn into a giant beefsteak type but it will typically add an ounce or two, depending on the level of pruning.
Tomatoes have three different growth habits: determinate, indeterminate, and semi-determinate. Determinate types are relatively small, often referred to as bushy or compact. Each short branch ends in a flower cluster and the plant does most of its growing before any fruit are set. The tomatoes tend to ripen at once, usually over a short 2 to 3 week period. After most of the tomatoes are harvested the plant yellows and additional production is limited. If grown upright, the plants are seldom more than 2 - 3 feet tall. Some examples of this type include Pik-Red, and Super Bush. In general, many of the earliest varieties are determinate types. Contrast that growth habit to indeterminate types. These are the traditional, large home garden varieties. They produce plants as large as you will allow them to grow. They have many widely spaced branches, numerous suckers, and produce tomatoes all season long. These are the varieties that can be manipulated in all sorts of fashion to make the plants conform to your needs. Examples of this type of growth habit include Big Beef (most of the beefsteak types), Supersonic, Early Girl, and Big Boy. In between these two are the semi-determinate types. They will produce suckers like indeterminate types but not as many and the plant will grow between 3 and 5 feet. Examples of semi-determinate types include Celebrity and Mountain Pride.
Knowing the growth habit of the variety you are growing is critical in determining whether a plant can be pruned and the level of pruning. Indeterminate varieties will have many suckers and branches, each producing many flowers and eventually fruit. These can be pruned and pruned severely. Determinate types, however, are pruned slightly if at all. Any pruning done on a determinate removes a finite number of blossoms and fruit. If you prune all the suckers on a determinate type you will have a small plant, few fruit and lots of sunscald due to a lack of foliage and shading. You will also dramatically reduce your yield. Semi-determinate types can be pruned but not nearly as much as indeterminates.
What's a gardener to do? Remember, you can grow perfectly fine fruit without pruning your plants. But if you want to prune, here are a few guidelines. For determinate types, there is no need to prune at all. For indeterminate types, allow one, two, or three suckers to grow from the base of the plant. Each of these will become a main stem with lots of flowers and fruit. Prune off all the others suckers and provide the plants with strong support. Research has shown that the best time to remove suckers is when they are about 3 to 4 inches long. For the semi-determinate types, limit your pruning. When the plant is 8 - 10 inches high, look carefully and observe the first flower cluster on the stem. Remove all the suckers below the flower cluster except for the one immediately below the cluster. You may have to go back and give these a second pruning 7 to 10 days later. Remove no more than that or you run the risk of pruning too much. The amount of pruning among these varieties to produce optimum yields varies. Some varieties would do better if you left 2 suckers below the flower cluster. Experiment and see which works best for the variety you are growing. Hope this is helpful. Any questions, please let me know.
话说很奇怪，上周我们家突然收到一封信，一个law firm寄来的，说是我们家有好几次toll charge road violation，然后给出了车牌号，居然是去年夏天以前我们家还没换新牌照时候的就牌照号，但是居然直接寄到了现在的地址，我们搬家后还没来的及换car registration 地址呢，回忆了一下，可能09年初来猴子屯换护照的时候，路不熟，有几次不小心上了那个ez tag的路，没交费直接就出去了，但是从此也没人理我们，，，，结果突然就寄来了一张单子，一下罚80大刀，其中还有late fee charge，我晕，从来没收到过单子，怎么让我付late fee呢，，，，，，，，，，，，，我能argue回来吗
给钱吧，看看能不能免了late fee。现在政府都没钱了，小小跟加州似的。早点解决的好
这个ice rank show看起来还是有情节的，吸血鬼？
一共4,5个故事，都是经典恐怖电影或者音乐。第一，二个是吸血鬼第三个是吃人的植物，第四个是Ghost，最后一个是马克杰克逊的thriller
啊，糟糕。忘了换马甲。又走光了
哈哈哈～～～～～～～小心肚子着凉~
大叔我郵箱最近老是有國內發來的業務合作的各種郵件。。。。還有好多人加我 MSN。。。。是不是也是中毒了？？
看来已经中毒了～
一共4,5个故事，都是经典恐怖电影或者音乐。第一，二个是吸血鬼第三个是吃人的植物，第四个是Ghost，最后一个是马克杰克逊的thriller
里面有咱家小兔子吗？
里面有咱家小兔子吗？
有，群众演员
大叔我郵箱最近老是有國內發來的業務合作的各種郵件。。。。還有好多人加我 MSN。。。。是不是也是中毒了？？
msn你可以选择陌生人不许加啊
业务合作那个很正常，就像知道你家地址就可以给你寄广告flyer一样。对这种骚扰没办法。你可以用个filter自动删除
其中一个Ghost，好像是专业的呢，动作特漂亮
ft
Ghost不是也是杰克逊的么，２０００年左右出的
msn你可以选择陌生人不许加啊
业务合作那个很正常，就像知道你家地址就可以给你寄广告flyer一样。对这种骚扰没办法。你可以用个filter自动删除
MSN很坏，他的标准设置就是你的信箱是开放的。你要在设置里面，改好多东西，比如是否接受陌生人的搜索什么的，都改成no
ft
Ghost不是也是杰克逊的么，２０００年左右出的
母鸡，反正都是女表演的
msn你可以选择陌生人不许加啊
业务合作那个很正常，就像知道你家地址就可以给你寄广告flyer一样。对这种骚扰没办法。你可以用个filter自动删除
可是以前沒右得。。。。就是最近1年。。。。
可是以前沒右得。。。。就是最近1年。。。。
一不小心把邮箱放上了不好的网站？
一不小心把邮箱放上了不好的网站？
開心網？但是設置得保密得呀。。。別的沒啥了。。。。
開心網？但是設置得保密得呀。。。別的沒啥了。。。。
不知道诶。我最近也总有奇怪的msn加我。不过都被我拒了。
不知道诶。我最近也总有奇怪的msn加我。不过都被我拒了。
好像是机器人自动添加
拒掉就是了
可是以前沒右得。。。。就是最近1年。。。。
最近１年msn业务多了，被人盯上了。
最近１年msn业务多了，被人盯上了。
我lg最近也天天收到invitation，烦死了，不停的弹出窗口
最近１年msn业务多了，被人盯上了。
哈
dispute真的好麻烦。。。最近坚决不花一毛钱了！
热死啦 刚从walmart回来
你应该躲在walmart里不出来。
你应该躲在walmart里不出来。
汗 总得回来吃饭啊
nnd
冷冷死你，热热死你
汗 总得回来吃饭啊
walmart里那么多吃的
忽冷忽热的
nnd
冷冷死你，热热死你
是哦。
walmart里那么多吃的
拿起一块面包就啃？亏你想得出
那个杀鼻涕虫的药真管用。。。。。死啦死啦滴 今早上 死了 20多只～～～～～～～～～～～
你有鼻涕么 嘿嘿
那个杀鼻涕虫的药真管用。。。。。死啦死啦滴 今早上 死了 20多只～～～～～～～～～～～
鼻涕虫什么样子的？
你有鼻涕么 嘿嘿
菜园子里全是鼻涕，恶心。。。。
菜园子里全是鼻涕，恶心。。。。
是不是潮湿引起的？
菜园子里全是鼻涕，恶心。。。。
是不是潮湿引起的？
有可能唉，偶记得小时候见过的鼻涕虫就是都聚集在什么露天水池之类的附近地方
有可能唉，偶记得小时候见过的鼻涕虫就是都聚集在什么露天水池之类的附近地方
恩 一撒盐 他们就完蛋了 嘿嘿
恩 一撒盐 他们就完蛋了 嘿嘿
然后就变成一坨鼻涕了
然后就变成一坨鼻涕了
听起来就恶心啊
是不是潮湿引起的？
嗯那，就是太潮湿了，最近天气暖和了但是还总是下雨，就泛滥了
鼻涕虫什么样子的？
slugs。。就是没有壳的蜗牛那样子。
嗯那，就是太潮湿了，最近天气暖和了但是还总是下雨，就泛滥了
我们这2天特别热 比较的干
然后就变成一坨鼻涕了
哈哈 变成水 水 鼻涕水
我家西红柿开花了~~等着结果
开花需要掐掉么 ？需要掐尖么？
开花需要掐掉么 ？需要掐尖么？
不要，西红柿不用掐尖的
自己等到好日子就会开花
我们这2天特别热 比较的干
我们是闷热，湿度昨晚76%，还是这些天算舒服的
开花需要掐掉么 ？需要掐尖么？
lp........................
我们这2天特别热 比较的干
今年天气比较奇怪耶，雨季还没有过去
开花需要掐掉么 ？需要掐尖么？
不掐尖 但是要掐多余的边边长出来的芽
我家西红柿开花了~~等着结果
这早啊 我家的还没怎么长大呢
不掐尖 但是要掐多余的边边长出来的芽
啊啊啊，怎么看哪些芽要掐掉呀，不懂
lp........................
亲亲。。。lp这几天在奋战鼻涕虫～～
这早啊 我家的还没怎么长大呢
一个月前买的秧子，长的很快呢
你说掐芽咋回事啊
我家的没管，自己长的
我看网上说这个品种不用prune
就是好比说 你的食指是主干 拇指是正常的茎叶，结果在食指和拇指之间又长了一些茎叶出来 那个就要掐掉
哦哦，好吧，我去看看～～～
be suckered at the first sight
of blooms? If so, why and how is this done?
A: Pruning is the selective removal of
"suckers",
those sideshoots that grow from the crotch above a
leaf branch.
If these are not removed, each sucker will become a
main stem
with flowers, fruit and even more suckers. By pruning
tomatoes,
you are reducing some of the potential fruit the plant
could
produce. Rather than a plant producing 80 fruit, a
pruned plant
may produce only 40. Since there are fewer fruit each
will
weigh more. This doesn't mean that a cherry sized
fruit will
turn into a giant beefsteak type but it will typically
add
an ounce or two, depending on the level of pruning.
Tomatoes have three different growth habits:
determinate,
indeterminate, and semi-determinate. Determinate
types are
relatively small, often referred to as bushy or
compact.
Each short branch ends in a flower cluster and the
plant
does most of its growing before any fruit are set.
The tomatoes
tend to ripen at once, usually over a short 2 to 3
week period.
After most of the tomatoes are harvested the plant
yellows
and additional production is limited. If grown
upright, the
plants are seldom more than 2 - 3 feet tall. Some
examples
of this type include Pik-Red, and Super Bush.
In general, many of the earliest varieties are
determinate
types.
Contrast that growth habit to indeterminate
types. These
are the traditional, large home garden varieties.
They produce
plants as large as you will allow them to grow. They
have
many widely spaced branches, numerous suckers, and
produce
tomatoes all season long. These are the varieties
that can
be manipulated in all sorts of fashion to make the
plants
conform to your needs. Examples of this type of
growth habit
include Big Beef (most of the beefsteak types),
Supersonic,
Early Girl, and Big Boy. In between these two are
the semi-determinate
types. They will produce suckers like indeterminate
types
but not as many and the plant will grow between 3
and 5 feet.
Examples of semi-determinate types include Celebrity
and
Mountain Pride.
Knowing the growth habit of the variety you
are growing
is critical in determining whether a plant can be
pruned
and the level of pruning. Indeterminate varieties
will have
many suckers and branches, each producing many
flowers and
eventually fruit. These can be pruned and pruned
severely.
Determinate types, however, are pruned slightly if
at all.
Any pruning done on a determinate removes a finite
number
of blossoms and fruit. If you prune all the suckers
on a
determinate type you will have a small plant, few
fruit and
lots of sunscald due to a lack of foliage and
shading. You
will also dramatically reduce your yield.
Semi-determinate
types can be pruned but not nearly as much as
indeterminates.
What's a gardener to do? Remember, you can
grow perfectly
fine fruit without pruning your plants. But if you
want to
prune, here are a few guidelines. For determinate
types,
there is no need to prune at all. For indeterminate
types,
allow one, two, or three suckers to grow from the
base of
the plant. Each of these will become a main stem
with lots
of flowers and fruit. Prune off all the others
suckers and
provide the plants with strong support. Research has
shown
that the best time to remove suckers is when they
are about
3 to 4 inches long. For the semi-determinate types,
limit
your pruning. When the plant is 8 - 10 inches high,
look
carefully and observe the first flower cluster on
the stem.
Remove all the suckers below the flower cluster
except for
the one immediately below the cluster. You may have
to go
back and give these a second pruning 7 to 10 days
later.
Remove no more than that or you run the risk of
pruning too
much. The amount of pruning among these varieties to
produce
optimum yields varies. Some varieties would do
better if
you left 2 suckers below the flower cluster.
Experiment and
see which works best for the variety you are
growing. Hope
this is helpful. Any questions, please let me know.
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烧了西红柿鸡蛋汤 这样晚上冷凉了 就可以吃凉面了
晚上做茄子打卤面，我是不是也最好现在就把卤做上啊？
晚上做茄子打卤面，我是不是也最好现在就把卤做上啊？
5555555555555555 我家的是南方人最不喜欢吃面了，我要和你们过~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5555555555555555 我家的是南方人最不喜欢吃面了，我要和你们过~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
跟我过吧
晚上做茄子打卤面，我是不是也最好现在就把卤做上啊？
你那个要是没肉的话就现在做上吧 晚上吃凉快 要不然肯定吃一身的大汗
5555555555555555 我家的是南方人最不喜欢吃面了，我要和你们过~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
我老公山东人 天天吃面条都乐意 我是偶然吃吃还可以
跟我过吧
好啊好啊好，咱晚上吃啥
你那个要是没肉的话就现在做上吧 晚上吃凉快 要不然肯定吃一身的大汗
你们那怎么热成这样，我家里还好啊
5555555555555555 我家的是南方人最不喜欢吃面了，我要和你们过~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
来吧。我家ld总抱怨我图省事总给他吃米饭，面试做的少。
你们那怎么热成这样，我家里还好啊
90多度啊 中午我从walmart 出来 刚打开车的时候 车子上的温度计显示外面温度是97度 开起来稍微好点 也显示说有93度呢
你那个要是没肉的话就现在做上吧 晚上吃凉快 要不然肯定吃一身的大汗
不放肉，准备弄点豆干放里边充数。
我老公山东人 天天吃面条都乐意 我是偶然吃吃还可以
我其实每天米面都要吃点，老吃米我会想面，老吃面我会想米，我家ld他们家能一天3顿都是米饭，我绝对受不了~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
来吧。我家ld总抱怨我图省事总给他吃米饭，面试做的少。
包子饺子也很麻烦，我喜欢做面条
包子饺子也很麻烦，我喜欢做面条
我们周六做了馄饨~~~ 我喜欢 鲜肉小馄饨
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不放肉，准备弄点豆干放里边充数。
哦 我老公肯定喜欢
经常念叨问我：你吃过茄子的打卤面么？我说没吃过，人家就说很好吃的......然后跃跃欲试想做，然后老被我否定，说能好吃么。
90多度啊 中午我从walmart 出来 刚打开车的时候 车子上的温度计显示外面温度是97度 开起来稍微好点 也显示说有93度呢
玛雅，真恐怖。我这里最热那几天也就 90多度。
不放肉，准备弄点豆干放里边充数。
你卤放的什么酱啊？
90多度啊 中午我从walmart 出来 刚打开车的时候 车子上的温度计显示外面温度是97度 开起来稍微好点 也显示说有93度呢
太阳底下肯定晒，我昨天也晒狠了，今天在家里看外面大太阳的还好
哦 我老公肯定喜欢
经常念叨问我：你吃过茄子的打卤面么？我说没吃过，人家就说很好吃的......然后跃跃欲试想做，然后老被我否定，说能好吃么。
挺好吃的。小时候家里总吃，可能真的是山东人的习惯。
恩。包子饺子我很少弄，就两个人，做的时间次吃的时间都长。
可以包很多然后速冻
包子饺子也很麻烦，我喜欢做面条
恩。包子饺子我很少弄，就两个人，做的时间比吃的时间都长。
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好啊好啊好，咱晚上吃啥
555，还没准备捏，
哦 我老公肯定喜欢
经常念叨问我：你吃过茄子的打卤面么？我说没吃过，人家就说很好吃的......然后跃跃欲试想做，然后老被我否定，说能好吃么。
这个我妈做过，山东人吃的
你卤放的什么酱啊？
酱油。
哦 我老公肯定喜欢
经常念叨问我：你吃过茄子的打卤面么？我说没吃过，人家就说很好吃的......然后跃跃欲试想做，然后老被我否定，说能好吃么。
不是啥都能做卤嘛，不过我一般就做两种
恩。包子饺子我很少弄，就两个人，做的时间次吃的时间都长。
一次多包点 我们都是一个人擀一个人包 搞一次够吃2，3顿
可以包很多然后速冻
恩。我包一次也是要冻上好几包，可是我总是又很快把冻的又消灭光。
我们周六做了馄饨~~~ 我喜欢 鲜肉小馄饨
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你记不记得那种千里香混沌，我一直想搞那种包个肉球球一捏的，可是这边买不到薄云吞皮，你这小混沌怎么包啊，我都包的元宝的，小不了啊。。。。。。。。
不是啥都能做卤嘛，不过我一般就做两种
小时候没吃过这么多花样的面条 我家要么就是清水面 要么就是青菜面，西红柿鸡蛋面，或者鸡汤面，排骨面之类的 就这么几种
也就嫁了山东老公才知道有这多花样
一次多包点 我们都是一个人擀一个人包 搞一次够吃2，3顿
我都是一个人做，然后另一个光会吃。
555，还没准备捏，
一次多包点 我们都是一个人擀一个人包 搞一次够吃2，3顿
所以让我一个人包圆我就不干了，累死我了，不干不干
我都是一个人做，然后另一个光会吃。
让你老公也干么 不然不给他吃
酱油。
啊，我放点甜面酱炒肉。。。。。。。。。。。。。
你记不记得那种千里香混沌，我一直想搞那种包个肉球球一捏的，可是这边买不到薄云吞皮，你这小混沌怎么包啊，我都包的元宝的，小不了啊。。。。。。。。
我知道那个 以前黄山路上不是有卖的么
我家的皮子是自己用压面机压的 然后随便捏捏就好了 新压出来的面粘性很好