Advanced Tomato Growing: Cordon Training and High-Wire Systems

The Cordon SystemCommercial tomato growers almost universally use the single-stem cordon system, trained vertically on string or cane. All side shoots (suckers) are removed as they appear, directing all energy into the single main stem and its fruit. A cordon-trained tomato in a 30cm column of space can produce 6–8kg of fruit per plant.High-Wire CultureIn commercial greenhouses, tomatoes are trained vertically on strings attached to overhead wires up to 3–4m high. The stem is spiralled aroun…