Well shoot. Still at least a week away from planting.
So, who would pluck these vs how many of you would let them go. The only ones flowering ( so far ) are Raspberry Burst from wild boar farms, and they’re indeterminates if I remember correctly.
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GravityBright
Early flowers like this have a tendency to abort anyway, so I’d save the plant the trouble and snip them all off. Growing indeterminates in (I’m assuming) a warm climate like yours, a single cluster won’t make a dent in your yield.
Cali_Yogurtfriend624
Give them a very nice ceremony
getcemp
I personally wouldn’t touch them. I’ve never had a problem with my first flowers aborting, like some here say they do. I’ve never had a problem with them taking too much energy from the plant. It just delays when I get my first harvest of tomatoes by a week or 2. But I also live in a much cooler climate where we don’t put them out until June, so I have to take everything I can.
Sintarsintar
Clip them off and bury half the plant and take all the leaves that would be under the soil off.
Me personally I’d snip all flowers at this stage trim all lower growth and suckers right now but I trim aggressively bc my tomatoes can get out of hand quick
mikebrooks008
Indeterminates? Pinch those flowers off. I know it hurts but you want the plant focusing energy on roots and foliage right now, not trying to set fruit while stressed about transplanting.
Davekinney0u812
Those blossoms might be a sign of root bound stress. Those cups/pots look rather small.
Same here 😬 about a week or so out from planting outside
Cali_Yogurtfriend624
These plants are really healthy
ChariotsOfShame
Lolololol I live in 9B California and I’m *barely* starting mine tomorrow with a target transplant date of March 20th! I’ve debated in years past to start in early January, but even transplanting in late February/early March, the amount of growth I get is marginally better than just waiting for late March. Plus it allows me to be lazy lol
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Early flowers like this have a tendency to abort anyway, so I’d save the plant the trouble and snip them all off. Growing indeterminates in (I’m assuming) a warm climate like yours, a single cluster won’t make a dent in your yield.
Give them a very nice ceremony
I personally wouldn’t touch them. I’ve never had a problem with my first flowers aborting, like some here say they do. I’ve never had a problem with them taking too much energy from the plant. It just delays when I get my first harvest of tomatoes by a week or 2. But I also live in a much cooler climate where we don’t put them out until June, so I have to take everything I can.
Clip them off and bury half the plant and take all the leaves that would be under the soil off.
https://preview.redd.it/8p2hn6mr8kjg1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0246b8fbc0d6443bb50484d46b68bf3266a3c72
You’re not alone 🤣
Me personally I’d snip all flowers at this stage trim all lower growth and suckers right now but I trim aggressively bc my tomatoes can get out of hand quick
Indeterminates? Pinch those flowers off. I know it hurts but you want the plant focusing energy on roots and foliage right now, not trying to set fruit while stressed about transplanting.
Those blossoms might be a sign of root bound stress. Those cups/pots look rather small.
That’s a really happy plant.
What variety is it?
https://preview.redd.it/4wz06066ikjg1.jpeg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fc95cdc65c178d812bf58b588a3439f67c3ee70
Same here 😬 about a week or so out from planting outside
These plants are really healthy
Lolololol I live in 9B California and I’m *barely* starting mine tomorrow with a target transplant date of March 20th! I’ve debated in years past to start in early January, but even transplanting in late February/early March, the amount of growth I get is marginally better than just waiting for late March. Plus it allows me to be lazy lol