I noticed a few of our Tomato plants had produced whats called a "Sucker".
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A Sucker is named as such because it is a small piece of green growth that will grow out from between a normal healthy stem and the main stem of your tomato plant.
Some gardeners choose to snip these off and some choose to leave them be. It is our believe that the plant will be healthier and happier with this little guys gone, where as if you leave them be, they will grow into a full size branch and will weigh your tomato plant down. Your plant will also become bushier.
When your tomato plant is young, there is really no need for these 'extra' little leaves 'sucking' extra energy from your healthy plant. So off they go!
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