Thursday, February 23, 2017

What is a Tomato Plant Sucker?

A tomato plant "sucker" is just a side branching stem on the tomato plant that is growing between a leaf and the main stem. They are usually removed on indeterminate-type tomato plants to direct more of the plant's energy to the main stem and the fruit.

In the video below, gardener Gary Pilarchik will show you in about one minute how to identify suckers on an  indeterminate-type tomato plant.


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