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zipcode · January 17, 2019

I think not all varieties are suitable for 1 or 2 stems only (the moderns hybrids 'for greenhouse' should definitely be). Most advice I've seen for commercial growing is to prune at first to 2-3 stems (until maybe second fruit) and then let it go.
One problem I can see with lowering is that they become woody fast, not sure how that would work.

January 17, 2019	#6
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	I think not all varieties are suitable for 1 or 2 stems only (the moderns hybrids 'for greenhouse' should definitely be). Most advice I've seen for commercial growing is to prune at first to 2-3 stems (until maybe second fruit) and then let it go. One problem I can see with lowering is that they become woody fast, not sure how that would work.