IT’S MID-JUNE and many vegetable gardeners have already moved on to pruning their tomato plants, instead of transplanting them. It’s far too late in the year to plant more tomato seedlings. Or is it?

I don’t care how you prune your tomato plants. But if you prune them, the suckers present an interesting opportunity. New plants. One more weird thing about tomato plants is that they can create ...

Q: I live in the Green Valley area and my cherry tomato plants are 4 feet tall and somewhat scraggly. Some blooms and a few fruit. My question: Is it too early to prune back and how much to prune, ...