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Good points everyone. Been gone due to a funeral but I'm back with info on the experiment.
All the branches are more or less the same height going in, so that was never a variable. As for varieties effecting flavor, again that's not the focus of the experiment. We're going straight just "pruning vs. not pruning", no special techniques or extra variables.
Did have to change my feeding schedule and soil pH a bit though. Broke off three tomatoes (one from the Roma and two from the RBSM) because of blossom end rot. Started feeding twice a week with a lower nitrogen organic fertilizer and started adding citric acid to the soil once every two weeks. After the BER showed up I tested the soil and too much calcium was getting bound up, causing it to be more basic than we were wanting. Also I was using a bit too much nitrogen in the fertilizer which I hear can also bind up calcium.
So I've made the necessary changes and they seem to be looking a little better. Got more fruits coming, mostly Roma and IRs.
All the branches are more or less the same height going in, so that was never a variable. As for varieties effecting flavor, again that's not the focus of the experiment. We're going straight just "pruning vs. not pruning", no special techniques or extra variables.
Did have to change my feeding schedule and soil pH a bit though. Broke off three tomatoes (one from the Roma and two from the RBSM) because of blossom end rot. Started feeding twice a week with a lower nitrogen organic fertilizer and started adding citric acid to the soil once every two weeks. After the BER showed up I tested the soil and too much calcium was getting bound up, causing it to be more basic than we were wanting. Also I was using a bit too much nitrogen in the fertilizer which I hear can also bind up calcium.
So I've made the necessary changes and they seem to be looking a little better. Got more fruits coming, mostly Roma and IRs.