The first thing that you need to know about pruning tomato plants is this: determinate and indeterminate tomato plants have different pruning needs. To find out what kind of plant you have, check your seed packet, or the small plastic stake that came with your tomato seedling. Before you move on to the tomato pruning guide, learn more about determinate and indeterminate tomato plants.
Once you’ve determined (no pun intended) that you need to prune your tomato plant, here are some basic pointers:

Remove all of the suckers from your tomato plant …

Juliet tomatoes are considered grape tomatoes. They are smallish (sort of like cherry tomatoes), but are more oblong in shape. They look like someone used a shrink ray on a Roma tomato.
Juliet tomatoes are known to be prolific growers and fruit bearers, so I used the biggest container I could find. I am using a large 30 gallon plastic tote, to give her all the room she needs for roots. I put several 6′ stakes around the seedling, and wrapped twine around them. (Why didn’t I go with …

You probably know that the word “heirloom” means something that is passed down from generation to generation. So what does the word “heirloom” mean to the world of tomatoes?
An heirloom tomato is a type of tomato that has existed–without genetic modification or hybridization–since approximately 1940. Some heirloom tomatoes, heirloom tomato seeds, and heirloom tomato plants are commercially-available, which means that you can purchase them from heirloom tomato suppliers. Another definition of heirloom tomatoes means that a particular type of tomato seeds are passed down through the generations. This involves Grandma …

Tomatoes come in two basic types: determinate tomato plants, and indeterminate tomato plants. What’s the difference between the two?
Determinate Tomatoes
Determinate tomato plants are genetically engineered plants that will grow to have a pre-determined height,  predetermined number of stems, and a predetermined number of leaves. They only bear fruit for a short time during the growing season. Once the tomatoes are harvested, the plant will not bear any more fruit, and it will eventually die down.
Indeterminate Tomatoes
Indeterminate tomato plants grow naturally. Each plant is slightly different from the others, on the …