One job in the garden that sometimes seems like a lot of work is pruning and staking the tomatoes. But it's generally accepted that these practices will increase yield more fruit that if the tomato plants are left to sprawl around the garden. Here's a look at the advantages of pruning and staking tomatoes.

Depending on how we are growing our tomatoes, we may find that keeping them properly pruned is a key to maximizing the yield of these tomatoes.  It's often useful when growing them on tomato stakes or supports, along with in cages on on trellises if you want to keep them under control but still yielding the most in total tomatoes for your harvest.