This is my second year growing tomatoes, and I'm ashamed to admit I'm confused as to what to chop on this tomato plant. I'm trying to grow several plants with just a single vine. Here's a link to an image.

https://picasaweb.google.com/102886318059262505003/Garden?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ2TjYi-8K-pQQ&feat=directlink

How is it that I have two main stems? Well, that's what it looks like. Did I miss a sucker at some point? Where should I trim now to ensure (more or less) a single vine. I can use that Missouri clipping method I read about where you clip just a part of the vine, not the entire "sucker".

Thanks!

As to the pruning, rather than rehash all the pros and cons on pruning, I hope you don't mind that I linked you to the FAQ here on it and many of the other current discussions about it.

Personally, like many here, I don't believe in pruning tomato plants since it isn't required, stresses the plant, and reduces production. But the choice is yours of course.

Dave

Thanks for the response. As for the pros and cons, I'm doing this because I'm in a square foot garden with 1 square foot for the tomato (that won't support more than 1 vine as far as I can tell). Let's try that image again. Should now be available as a link.

I suppose you could snip off the smaller one on the left right where they split if necessary. I'd leave the bloom truss attached to the rest.

But for future ref. most SQ FT. gardeners recommend a minimum of 2 sq.' per tomato plant and many recommend 3 sq. foot. Means less plants of course but far more production and easier to stake/maintain as they don't get nearly as tall as single stem ones do..

Dave