Solitary chicken - need advice

[soapdragon]

I don't like raw toms nor do the boys. Hubs and the hamster love them. So, in defference to the Hubs and hamster I now have some home grown Ailsa Craig rapidly going upwards in a grow bag. I have staked them but am not sure what to do next apart from feed and water and shout at any passing slugs. 

Do I pinch out the tops or take off the side shoots? 

 

[Luvachicken]

Others may differ but I have left my sideshoots on this year, unless they are untidy. I find they always have flowers on and will give me tomatoes. I don't mind the fact that there might be smaller or less tomatoes as there are extra flowers for the bees.

[AndyRoo]

The only thing I remember from growing them before is that if you pinch out some of the new shoots and buds the tomatoes you do end up with will be bigger.

[Cat tails]

Monty Don goes for tall and slim most of the time, so you have less chance of blight. But he has a gazzilion plants. I normally let mine make a few side shoots, remove the rest, so I get a slightly bushier plant as I only have two in a bag.