I thank you both for your responses. I have always gone by air temperature. Never even considered soil temps and it never freezes here in zone 9B. Thank you Paul. I really have no clue what temp the soil is in the raised bed. Will have to check on that.
However it is necessary to prune Indeterminate tomato plants here. If I didn't there wouldn't be enough room in my yard to contain them.
Link to my garden a few years back on PhotoBucket where I am THISISMETWO.
http://s266.photobucket.com/us...