Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Jim,
I was under the impression that tomatillos were to spaced like tomatoes (1' apart) but pruned like peppers (only lower pruning, not all suckers). Is this correct? Or should I be pruning them like tomatoes?
Thank you for all your help--
:O)

--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com, "J. R." <herffie@...> wrote:
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> Hi Jim & Group,
>
> Pruning: Is this correct?
> Tomatoes: remove all suckers from indeterminate varieties.
> Curcubits (vertical): remove suckers after 1 leaf + female flower.
> Curcubits (bush): use twine to keep off ground but only prune leaves that are touching ground or taking light away from where it is needed.
> Beans & Peas: keep them on their own twine.
> Eggplant: allow 3 lines to grow.
> Tomatillos: treat like tomatoes
>
> (OK - JK)
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Tracy
> Mesa, AZ
>

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