I have read all the posts and have to say that the reason we remove the leaves is so that the nutrients go to the fruit and are not wasted producing more leaves... In the past I have ripened green tops at the end of the season in cerialboxes.. Yes they ripen but the other earlier vine ripened ones tasted sweeter..
I only remove leaves when any touch the soil. I'll be removing a few more leaves over the course of the next few weeks
My tumbling tom is in the top right of the pic in a basket - leaves untouched. The main stem snapped 3 ways about a month ago under the weight of fruit, but the plant is ok and there's still masses of them coming
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
My tumbling tom reds in hanging baskets have been very successful this year , high maintenance in hanging baskets, need watering twice a day, so might try them in large terracotta pots next year as the "spare" this year is less demanding.
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I have read all the posts and have to say that the reason we remove the leaves is so that the nutrients go to the fruit and are not wasted producing more leaves... In the past I have ripened green tops at the end of the season in cerialboxes.. Yes they ripen but the other earlier vine ripened ones tasted sweeter..
Thank you for all your replies. I see there are different opinions, best leave it there. You've all given me loads to consider and try.
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I only remove leaves when any touch the soil.
I'll be removing a few more leaves over the course of the next few weeks
My tumbling tom is in the top right of the pic in a basket - leaves untouched. The main stem snapped 3 ways about a month ago under the weight of fruit, but the plant is ok and there's still masses of them coming
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
My tumbling tom reds in hanging baskets have been very successful this year , high maintenance in hanging baskets, need watering twice a day, so might try them in large terracotta pots next year as the "spare" this year is less demanding.