Pruning tomato plants

Tomato gardeners have the same dilemma every year; in addition to keeping the bottom 18” clear of branches, should the plants should be pruned. First of all; it’s not necessary. On the other hand, pruning does enable larger tomatoes, although there will be less of them. Generally speaking, a plant produces X weight of tomatoes. You can have fewer larger ones or more that are smaller! Pruning is…