THE TOMATO 



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dance of sunlight. The vines should be pruned at the time 

 of transplanting- or afterward by pinching off the suckers, 



A plot of tomatoes showing the result of careful pruning and 

 staking. 



or secondary leaf buds, found in the axils of the leaves. 

 This will cause the plant to grow tall instead of spreading 

 out. After each vine has developed four or five clusters 



