Slow or stop Bell Pepper and Tomato Plant growth?

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  1. Panther2006

    Panther2006 New Seed

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    Hello ALL

    I have 10 pepper plants and 11 Tomato's Plants in my greenhouse. They have produced various amounts of crop and my growing season is getting very short. My question is "Can I cut of the top of the plants to slow or stop Veg growth so More productivity will go into the fruit".


    Also can I do this to my Tomato's. My tomato's are now app. 6 ft tall and there is fruit. But My growth season is getting very short.

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  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Hi Panther. I nip out the growing points from both my peppers and tomatoes. I also cut back any shoots that don't produce flowers. I have four tomato plants and two peppers this year and all haveg given me a good amounts of fruit.
     
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    gardenmama In Flower

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    Yes you can do that...and also trim off a lot of the tomato leaves, esp on the bottom of the plant. They plant will focus on producing and ripening fruit that way.
     
  5. Panther2006

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    Thanks for the reply's
     

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