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Old 19-01-2010, 02:59 PM
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hello, everyone,

i'm tes. i just started doing some gardening and am now focused on growing tomatoes. we only have small space for tomatoes and i dont want them to grow too tall.

i heard one way to limit their growth is by cutting off the top leaves after the fourth truss. i don't know exactly what a truss means but from what i've searched, its the stem that holds the bunch of tomatoes. is that right?

how high does a tomato gets before it reaches the fourth truss and should i wait until the plant bears fruit before i cut the tops?

also, how long does it usually takes before a tomato plant bears fruits? from seeds to the first fruit? taking note of the fact that its cherry tomatoes?


thank you

tes
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