Crop guides
Flowers drop, fruit is missing
Healthy-looking foliage does not guarantee fruit set. Look at the flowers and greenhouse conditions alongside the root-zone records.
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Should I remove tomato suckers in a cocopeat crop?
Choose pruning around the variety and training system.
Teral grower guidance · Updated 27 October 2026
TomYour crop guides guideTHE COCOPEAT CONNECTION
Why the root zone matters
Root-zone management supports the plant, but pruning decisions depend on how the crop grows and carries fruit.
01 / OBSERVE
Three checks before you change anything
- Confirm determinate or indeterminate growth
- Review the intended stem-training system
- Check plant vigour and fruit load
02 / NARROW IT DOWN
Which crop are you growing?
Choose the closest observation for a suggested next check.
Trained indeterminate crop
Follow the established stem and pruning programme.
Determinate variety
Check variety guidance before removing productive shoots.
Variety unknown
Confirm the label before major pruning.
03 / TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Leave with something useful
Keep pruning consistent with the crop plan and tool hygiene.
Keep in mind
Blanket sucker removal can reduce production in some tomato types.
Discuss this with Teral →Watch the related Growlab lessons
The written checks above stand on their own. These short lessons add context.
Lesson links selected from Growlab’s supplied transcript and description review.
CONNECTED QUESTIONS
