tomato plants after fruiting.

A question about : tomato plants after fruiting.

Hello,

I have a tomato plant indoors which produced quite a lot of tomatoes last year and one this year. What do you do with your tomato plants after they have fruited? I do not want to kill the plant so am wondering if it is okay to just prune it and leave it where it is?

This particular windowsill and surrounding area needs a good clean so pruning the tomato plant might aid future cleaning of this part of the house.

Thanks.

Best answers:

• Apparently tomatoes are non-hardy perennials so if it is inside, it might continue to grow and fruit, but most people treat them as annuals in the uk, i.e. start afresh every year
• Tomatoe seeds are so cheap i start afresh with new ones and the old plants go in the compost bin.
• chop it up and compost it
• Last October when all my toms were finished, I chopped all the leaves off and put them in a bucket of water, hopefully to make a feed for this year. Going to experiment with different feeds this year.
• Hello, thanks for the replies. In the end, I just pruned the tomato down and will see what happens. The pruned leaves and stems have been put in the compost bin.