Is it better to have bigger taller tomato plants or short and bushy?
A. For an indoor garden the shorter bushy plant would be the way to go. The taller a plant is the more energy it wastes to move waters and sugars back and forth within itself between the roots and the leaves. Tall plants often need to be staked up while the shorter plants are usually much heartier and can support their own weight. If you have a green house and can tie your plants up then the sky is the limit but for indoors go with a shorter stalker plant. Back To Top • Q. Is it good to trim the bottom shoots off of the plant and leave the tops? A. An untrimmed plant can cause itself to waste energy to supply the useless shoots on the bottom often referred to as sucker. Carefully remove the unwanted bottom suckers but leave on as many good green leaves as possible. Back To Top • Q. Is it a good idea to strip some of my plants leaves so the flowers get more light? A. No. Your leaves are what take in the light and use it for photosynthesis not the flowers so leave the leaves on unless th
