How to Prune Cherry Tomatoes: Maximum Yield for Your Effort

Ask ten tomato growers how they prune their plants and you'll get 10 different answers. Minimum. Throw cherry tomatoes into the mix and the options get a little overwhelming. And that's because cherry tomatoes really do require a (slightly) different pruning and trellising strategy to get the best harvest for a reasonable amount of effort. In this video, we'll provide a practical and evidence-backed strategy for pruning indeterminate cherry tomatoes **without** getting bogged down in every possible option. You'll learn the when, why, and how of all four major pruning conditions: early flowering, lower leaves, pruning suckers and creating leaders, and ongoing maintenance. Written article version of this video if you'd rather read than watch: https://nextdoorhomestead.com/blog/how-prune-cherry-tomatoes-maximum-yield/ Cornell study referenced in video: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/expo/proceedings/2015/high-tunnels/BMPs%20Proper%20pruning%20and%20training.pdf These products* are my favorite for our home garden: → All Purpose Organic Vegetable Food: https://amzn.to/4dzGKmQ → Organic Tomato Food: https://amzn.to/3QBIa6w → Organic Liquid Plant Food: https://amzn.to/44ADPGL → Fabric Grow Bags (Tomato Size): https://amzn.to/4bsNkKi → Fabric Grow Bags (Squash/Pumpkin Size): https://amzn.to/4bru5AI → Pruning Shears: https://amzn.to/3UAge43 → Seed Starting Trays: https://amzn.to/3Uqn6ks → Seed Starting Propagation Trays (drainless): https://amzn.to/4b8WU55 → 3.5” Nursery Pots (For Potting Up Tomatoes, etc.): https://amzn.to/44vLJ45 → Seed Starting Mix: https://amzn.to/3US4hbB → Seedling Heat Mat: https://amzn.to/3WtyLlm → Large Seedling Heat Mats (two pack): https://amzn.to/3JUPeYq → Cover Crop Seed Mix: https://amzn.to/4abBfrG → Compost Worms: https://amzn.to/3WxA96A Support Nextdoor Homestead by checking out our Amazon Storefront*: https://www.amazon.com/shop/nextdoorhomestead *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Music Attributions ----------------------------- Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/straight-through-the-meadow License code: IYR44LVLOKDCMYSE Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/cradled-in-the-hands-of-love License code: 4DX9Y0XQS1AI7H3X #tomatoes #gardening #homestead #tomatoplants #vegetablegarden