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"It's worth the labor cost to prune and train"

Cherry tomatoes thrive in the protected conditions of a high tunnel and are less prone to cracking where water supply is controlled. Well trained tomatoes are easy to work around, have better air circulation, optimum light penetration, and have higher yields since excess foliage is removed to focus plant energy on producing and ripening fruit. If left untrained, tomatoes will quickly form a tangled mess that is difficult to maneuver through and harvest.

There are many types and varieties of small‐fruited tomatoes. In this publication we are focused on indeterminate ‘cherry’ tomatoes, as compared to the larger ‘slicing’ tomatoes.

In response to growers’ questions Cornell University conducted two seasons of research, comparing three pruning/training systems: an intensively pruned single leader, a double leader and a less intensive system (dubbed multi leader) which started as a double leader and had no additional pruning once harvest began.

Read the full factsheet here.