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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Ok I planted 2 weeks ago and now I am getting blooms on em.
In the past I have just cut em off to let the plant grow. giving energy to plant and not to fruit.

Does anyone do this?

5/27/2009 8:52:02 AM

Eastern Washington State

Never considered it, I'm chuckling just imagining what my wife and eldest daughter would say. Oh the drama!

5/27/2009 10:49:55 AM

ExtremeVegetables.com

I do the same but will leave a plant or two with them on just for early tomatoes.
I do this with all of my competition maters.
I also do this with peppers, I have friends who don't and their plants are always smaller with less yield.

5/27/2009 4:05:53 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Duane how tall do u let them grow to before u let the blooms stay on?

6/23/2009 9:47:56 AM

ExtremeVegetables.com

I pull off any blooms when they are planted, at that tine they were @ a foot tall.

What I have been doing is, once each cluster has formed at the tips of the vine I then remove all blossoms,"as early on as possible" with the exception of the largest one or two. There is most always ONE blossom on each cluster that is larger than the rest. If I hadn't been doing this I'd be LOADED down with tomatoes right now. Almost makes me wish I was growing for food rather than size with these plants.

Almost. LOL

6/24/2009 6:18:45 AM