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title: "how early should i prune lower leaves on a large cherry tomato?…"
description: "how early should i prune lower leaves on a large cherry tomato? (height?) it isn’t producing flowers yet and i have heard conflicting things!!"
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author: "addysuun"
published: "2023-07-18T04:18:00.982Z"
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# how early should i prune lower leaves on a large cherry tomato?…

_Posted by addysuun on 2023-07-18_

how early should i prune lower leaves on a large cherry tomato? (height?) it isn’t producing flowers yet and i have heard conflicting things!!

## 1 comment

### Planter01 commented on 2023-07-19

I think 1-2 feet is a good height from what I have heard. The reasoning is any smaller might put your plant in “shock” and it may not recover.

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