How to prune mortgage lifter tomato

Throughout the growing season, weekly from transplant to first frost. Pinch or snap out suckers when they are small (under 2.5 cm / 1 inch) to minimise wound size. Train to a single main stem tied to a stake, or allow one strong sucker to form a two-stem plant. Pinch the growing tip 4–6 weeks before expected first frost to redirect energy to ripening fruit.

Weekly during the growing season. Mortgage Lifter is an indeterminate beefsteak tomato that requires regular pruning (suckering) to concentrate energy into fewer, larger fruits and maintain a manageable plant. Remove suckers — shoots growing in the crotch between stem and branch — weekly throughout the growing season. Train to one or two main stems for best results.

Pinch or snap out suckers when they are small (under 2.5 cm / 1 inch) to minimise wound size. Train to a single main stem tied to a stake, or allow one strong sucker to form a two-stem plant. Pinch the growing tip 4–6 weeks before expected first frost to redirect energy to ripening fruit.