Tomato plants can grow very quickly with the proper growing conditions. Letting them sprawl out freely can be a setup for disaster. Overcrowded plants are the prime target for insect and disease problems in your garden. A little simple maintenance can prevent these problems from happening.
Pruning your tomato plants will aid in the prevention of disease and pest problems as well as improve the health and productivity of your crop. With tomatoes plants you want to maximize the efficiency of photosynthesis and minimize the risk of insect and disease problems. This is best done by ensuring the plant has plenty of air flow around it and is supported off the ground. Letting your tomato plants grow dense with leaves will allow for an excessive amount of shade that can reduce it's sugar productivity. When the plant doesn't produce enough sugar the leaves will turn yellow and fall off. Staking and pruning your tomato plants will improve the productivity of fruit and allow for an earlier maturity time of as much as three weeks. When properly pruned and staked it will allow more sunlight to enter all areas of the plant and increase the sugar productivity that can be directed to develop larger fruit, along with a healthier plant.
Soil quality, moisture content and sunlight are the three main things needed in having a highly productive tomato crop. With these three your crop will not only be healthier, but the risk of insect and disease problems in your garden will be greatly reduced.
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