hey there!

my plants are getting to be giants and i'm not sure what to do - i swear i should of paid attention to my granny (a prolific master gardener!).

i've got a 3ft x 3ft raised bed abut 16inches deep that's already over crowded (classic newbie mistake) with 3, yes THREE, zucchinie plants, basil, italian green beans (bush), and then i had the ignorant nerve to put 4 bell peps in with it all (i know, i know.. NOW!). everythings doing well except the bells because the zuc's are trying desperately to cover them with their monster leaves, but i keep them trimmed on that side. the bells are healthy, but only just now starting to get blooms. i planted everything between may 5-12.

so with all that said, my tomatoes had no flowers, let alone fruit til two weeks ago - they have exploded - literally - and are now at least 7 feet tall (the sweet 100), the yellow pear is getting there, but the roma is fighting for space (it's between the two and barely 2feet), and all have tons of flowers and lots of fruit coming. the roma is behind, but still flowering and fruiting.

so my question is this - can or should i trim off the tops of the bigger ones? newbie dumb dumb me put up a trellis, but it's not tall enough so the tom's have taken over the large queen palm that's majestically hanging over the raised bed. i wish i could post a pic of it because it's amazing how they've grown up and into the canopy of the palm! i didn't even realize they had done that til yesterday!

anyway... any suggestions/recommendations will be greatly appreciated. thanks!

angela