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Jericho Vermont

I am going to be harvesting a couple of tomatoes by this weekend I am guessing and the biggest has a stem that looks like it will be a challenge to get to 1/2 inch as it appears to be half buried. I have used heavy duty scissors in the past but was wondering if anyone out there had suggestions?
Thanks
John

8/18/2015 6:44:03 PM

Central NY

HandPruning shears for sure... Sharp ones

8/18/2015 8:30:08 PM

Ely Mn

Just cut it off the best you can.that's all you can do.
You don't want to damage the tomato.

8/18/2015 8:53:44 PM

Australia

Remove quite a bit of the stem at first with any pruners sharp and strong enough. Then when you get inside, carefully remove the parts of the stem that are not needed.

8/18/2015 9:46:48 PM

Walla Walla Wa.

The rules state one half inch,if we don't go by the rules what good are they,I use a pair of goar hoof trimmers they work excellent, hope it's a winner.

8/18/2015 10:42:52 PM

Australia

If there's a minor bruise during the stem removal can the tomato be submitted?

8/18/2015 11:37:52 PM

Jericho Vermont

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I have hacked away with kitchen scissors before and I agree on following the gpc 1/2 stem. Maybe in the future the GPC can look to see if the 1/2 is doable for giants or maybe it should be longer. Maybe a 1 inch stem is more realistic with a big tomato.

8/19/2015 7:36:38 AM