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          | Subject:  first branch question 
 
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          | From | Location | Message | Date Posted | 
		
            | Ned | Honesdale, Pennsylvania | Do you ever prune off the first branches when putting the young plants in the ground to allow a deeper start?   Just a "C" grower trying to get these maters off to the best start I can. | 6/11/2018 2:43:29 PM | 
		
            | Porkchop | Central NY | Yup...  | 6/11/2018 4:03:49 PM | 
		
            | wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer) | Wixom MI. | Ned you will end up pruning all the branches off and only leaving the main stem. Now some growers might keep a second main stem to improve their odds, but i personally don't. | 6/11/2018 5:56:24 PM | 
		
            | Master P | Ely Mn | Yep,take them off and bury up to the next leaves.in my case I just end up pulling off the cot leaves because my plants are small when they go in. | 6/11/2018 7:11:18 PM | 
		
            | Ned | Honesdale, Pennsylvania | Thanks guys.. I'm on it.. I like this tomato stuff a little more relaxing and something to do while my pumpkins aren't doing much. | 6/12/2018 9:23:25 AM | 
		
        
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