Tomato Plants - pruning

[Duracraft]

Do y'all remove the yellow leaves off the bottom of the plants as they get taller? Seems to make sense, but curious what others do.

[WNM]

Yep, cut them off below the level of any tomatoes

[Highstrung]

A Cherokee purple box

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I just kinda pop them off as they yellow at one level.. my father used to pop them off at tomatoe level, but he also suckered. I don't do either really anymore. If a stem looks unhealthy or might cause damage that's the only time I do.

[Highstrung]

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[SCDAWG]

I have been on a youtube rabbit hole. Prune an sucker seems to be the way to go. HS has it looking good.

[Duracraft]

Below the tomatoes. Good information. Thanks I have a habit of also pulling the shriveled up leaves you have pictured as well. Will stop that.

[Highstrung]

if they pop off easy I will.. if I have to tug, I don't

[Highstrung]

you do want the ground to be clean, not all covered up in funk, moisture, and all of that, it'll bred some kind of fungus or bring in bugs. I try to keep everything clean and any bad fruit out.

* and I haven't touched it in a few days, besides one watering, so there was zero primping.. some of those nappy dead things hanging I would have pulled off.

[SaltMuck]

What WNM said. I prune up to the 1st flower sets.