Then you have to factor in the growing conditions you provide the plant. In the ground vs. in a container, good nutrient levels, proper watering, cooperation from the weather, etc.

Then, and please understand that this claim is highly debated so there are no guarantees - to get a single bigger fruit from a cluster of blooms you supposedly pinch off all the blooms in that cluster except one.

But don't do that until after the small green fruit shows on the blooms. Otherwise you might pinch off the ones that were pollinated and keep the one that wasn't and end up with nothing. Ok?

So pick out a bloom cluster that has say 3-5 tiny green tomatoes on it and remove all but one.

Personally I have never found doing it to make a whole lot of difference when I have experimented. The fruit might be a little bigger but it doesn't gain much. But some of the grow-giant-tomato growers swear by doing it.

Dave

PS: check with the folks over on the Giant Vegetables forum to see if they have any other tips.

In which case I agree with Dave,that if you want bigger fruits choose a variety that has bigger fruits.

Suckers. aka lateral branches, do not suck energy from the plant so that doesn't help to take them off for larger fruits,it just means less fruits on the plant since lateral branches are very productive as to setting fruits.

Let's say you have something like Rutgers, a medium sized red, and you want something larger, then think about Coustralee, Zogola, for red ones, maybe Omar's Lebanese or Large Pink Bulgarian for a pink one,justto give a couple of examples.

Carolyn