On Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:42:26 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/2/2015 11:56 AM, Janet B wrote:
>
>> there was another raid last night. It is young raccoons getting into
>> the tomatoes. They are indiscriminate. Last night was large green
>> tomatoes half eaten. Everything is fenced and caged. I wish they
>> would go after the cucumbers -- it's amazing what four plants can put
>> out..
>
>I have one plant and it must have put out 35 cucumbers already.
>I think I'm under-estimating how many, to be honest. I had them
>stacked on my counter like a demented green Jenga game. One day
>soon it will stop just like that and I'll be sorry to see them go.
>
>The tomatoes are really coming in strong now. I have a mortgage
>lifter that the rabbit didn't manage to kill. Some Rutgers type
>of tomato and some tomatoes that are round and smaller than grape
>tomatoes. Those tiny ones have the flavor of three big tomatoes
>condensed, very strong.
>
>My question is this, do you all prune your tomato vines? I just
>put square wire cages around them and let them go. I've heard
>of people pruning them so they grow more tomatoes on more linear
>vines.
>
>nancy

When pruned they grow larger seedier tomatoes, so I don't bother.
Actually I prefer the tomatoes smaller, they are meatier, with less
juice running all over when cut into. I grow mostly Romas. I buy
some seeds he http://www.lakevalleyseed.com/category_s/102.htm
They have very interesting seeds imported from Italy.