tomato plants after fruiting.

dannie

Hello,

I have a tomato plant indoors which produced quite a lot of tomatoes last year and one this year. What do you do with your tomato plants after they have fruited? I do not want to kill the plant so am wondering if it is okay to just prune it and leave it where it is?

This particular windowsill and surrounding area needs a good clean so pruning the tomato plant might aid future cleaning of this part of the house.

Thanks.

arbrighton

Apparently tomatoes are non-hardy perennials so if it is inside, it might continue to grow and fruit, but most people treat them as annuals in the uk, i.e. start afresh every year

SailorSam

Tomatoe seeds are so cheap i start afresh with new ones and the old plants go in the compost bin.

andrewf75

chop it up and compost it

Scottish_Mike

Last October when all my toms were finished, I chopped all the leaves off and put them in a bucket of water, hopefully to make a feed for this year. Going to experiment with different feeds this year.

dannie

Hello, thanks for the replies. In the end, I just pruned the tomato down and will see what happens. The pruned leaves and stems have been put in the compost bin.